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Container Ship COSCO PACIFIC 062 W Cargo Causes Fire and Delays

Suspected undeclared lithium batteries are preliminarily believed to be the cause of the reported fire in the cargo hold of container ship COSCO PACIFIC while en route from Port Klang, Malaysia to Ngava Sheva, western India last week.

The COSCO PACIFIC, with a capacity of 10062TEU, is shared by multiple shipping lines and will cause great disturbances as we approach the Spring Festival which sees Chinese factories grind to a halt for the yearly public holiday.  Shipping lines sharing slots on this vessel include: ANL, APL, CMA CGM, CNC, COSCO SHIPPING, GOLD STAR LINE, MAERSK, MCC, OOCL, PIL, SAFMARINE, SEAGO, SEALAND, WAN HAI, ZIM.

The vessel interrupted its scheduled voyage to stop at Columbo on the morning of 06.Jan to offload the 2 containers which caught fire and the vessel is to be under constant monitoring until inspections are complete.  As of the morning of 07.Jan, the vessel is still berthed at Colombo.

The voyage covers several main loading ports in China: Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou and Nansha – you can check the other ports in the image below:

Both alkaline and acidic batteries are categorised as class 8 corrosives in the IMDG (International Maritime Dangerous Goods) and if declared, would normally be stowed correctly in the hold following strict guidelines if a vessel has the authorisation to carry Class 8 goods.  It is not clear whether the vessel had the authorisation for this, but that is not relevant at this point in time since no DG goods were declared by any parties shipping cargo on this vessel.

As a result of this, not only will cargo destined for consignees before the Spring Festival begins be seriously disrupted, but there will also be a tightening of checks and inspections at port of loadings to prevent such events happening again, especially during such a delicate time.
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Southeast Asia Services promotion

Southeast Asia is a large region of Asia that stretches from east of India and south of China. This region includes continental countries as well as island nations within several different seas.

Since China is just near by Southeast Asia and with so many ports and factories in Southeast Asia, the connection between China and Southeast Asia continues to strengthen. Affected by the US-China trade war recently, more and more cargo from China is being trans-loaded in Southeast Asia. It has created more connections and businesses between China and Southeast Asia.

The Southeast Asia region is an area of great potential and it will always be a main area of business for GH Forwarding to focus on.

Our company GH Forwarding was established since 1992, and we have 27 years experience in this industry. Apart from this, we are direct booking agent in Ningbo with many shipping lines below:

For these reasons, then we can handle your shipments well and efficiently. If you need help with your shipment to/from China, GH Forwarding would be a good choice for you and we are ready for you!

Come and connect with us! GH Forwarding, your eyes in China.

作者: Phoebe
Oversea Business Team
E:Phoebe@nbguohua.com
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24th TransRussia.

G.H Forwarding will attend the Trans Russia held in Moscow during 15-17 April.

24th International Exhibition for Transport and Logistics Services and Technologies

There are 395 companies from 27 countries, 16652 visitors from 75 regions of Russia and 54 countries..

It’s a great chance for us to promote our company service and develop new business and meaningful relationships. So for expanding your business net work and increase business opportunities, why not come to discuss and connect with us?

We are class 1 booking agent of

We also offer the services below:

-NVOCC logistics services

-Sea&Air freight Forwarding

-Import and export customs clearance

-Inland delivery service

-Bonded warehouse

-Cargo insurance

-Door-to-door solutions for logistics projects

-Railway service

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Introduction of China Railway Express

China Railway Express – the trains between China and Europe and all the other countries along the route of “One Belt, One Road”  according to the fixed trainschedules and numbers.

This train route was mainly developed by China, gathering lots of railway agents, logistics agents and owners of cargo together from countries in Asia and Europe.  It is the longest international railway transportation route in the world for now.

 

In 2018, in total, 6300 trains were ran which increased 72% year-on-year. With 56 domestic cities, it can reach 49 cities in 15 European countries which is better progress than previous year.  However there were some problems, for example, empty containers were limited, and also the charges of each country is different, some of it pretty high.  Customs clearance is also a big problem in some cases.

Here are some suggestions for China Railway Express to improve the service:

 

1. Promptly study and solve existing problems.

2. Improving Transport Documents.

3. Continue to attract cargo flows from neighbouring countries or regions to utilize Sino-European liner transport.

4. To reduce the logistics cost of China and Europe, start specific business training, and continue to improve and expand the “One Belt, One Road” logistics corridor.

Since the operations of each part is continuously improving, we believe that there are more and more chances to develop more in the near future whether it be in economy or politics, China Railway Express is always a solid foundationfor these developments!

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The Year of the Pig

According to Chinese tradition, this year is the year of the Pig.

Why does China have the year of Pig?

The Chinese Yinyang principle consists of a 12-year cycle, each year of which is named after a different animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year. The ancient Yinyang principle constructed a fantastic system of 10 heavenly stems and 12 mundane branches. The latter correspond to 12 animals with two symbolic functions. Each animal is mystically related to one year in a 12-year cycle.

 

It is known as “The Chinese Zodiac”. The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals in the sequence of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each animal represents a different “personality”.

 

According to legend, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that they would pick the 12 to represent the zodiac.

According to myths, here’s what happened:

 

It was coming up to the new year and twelve animals were arguing. There was a rat, an ox, a tiger, a sheep, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a dog, a horse, a rooster, a monkey, and a pig. They thought the new year should have a name. They were arguing because each animal wanted the year to be named after himself.

 

There was such a noise that they disturbed the Jade Emperor.

 

“Whatever is the matter with you, animals?” Jade Emperor asked.

One by one, they explained their problem.

The Jade Emperor thought it over.

“I’ve got an idea.” He said. “Can you see that big river? Why not have a race across it? We can name this new year after the winner of the race.”

All the animals agreed that this was a good idea, but each one secretly thought that they would be the winner. They all hurried to the river and lined up for the race.

“Ready, steady, go!”

With a mighty splash, the animals leaped into the river and started swimming as fast as they could towards the other side.

Now, the rat wasn’t the best swimmer, but he was the cleverest animal. He saw that the ox was going to win the race, so he swam as fast as he could and grabbed hold of the ox’s tail. He climbed up the tail onto the ox’s back. Just before the ox reached the other side of the river, the rat leaped over his head onto the bank.

“Hurray! I’m the winner!” He squeaked, “Heeheehee!”

“Hard luck, ox!” Laughed the Jade Emperor.

“You’re very strong, but rat was too clever for you this time. We will call this year the year of the rat. Ox, you were the second, so next year will be the year of the ox.”

One by one, the other animals finished the race.

“Oh, well done!” Said the Jade Emperor. “We will name a year after each of you in the same order that you finished the race.”

This is just one of the many myths about the origin of the Chinese Zodiac.

 

Reference:

https://www.hopenglish.com/chinese-new-year-story

https://www.hjenglish.com/new/p95768/

http://www.258en.com/en/2013_0512/13541.html

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The highlights of 2018

2018 was a great year for our company, we have grown in every aspect, but most of all we have grown as a team.

 

The company is nothing without the people in it so here we take a look at the highlights of each of our offices throughout 2018.

2018 Ningbo Run in New Year

Ningbo Annual dinner and party in 2018

Beautiful Women’s day

Ningbo headquarter made a sightseeing tour

Shanghai branch office had a nice spring tour

Guangzhou branch office had a sea adventure

Qingdao branch office had a outing in May day

GLA conference in OCT. in Shenzhen

Our Vietnam branch office is 1 year old

Team building weekend in December

Christmas party and Merry Christmas!

So 2018 was a hard working but fun packed year.

 

I’m sure 2019 will be an even more exciting and challenging year!

 

Let’s see what we can achieve together!

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China Railway Express

The competition of China Railway Express is getting hotter. According to the latest statistics from various places, Chengdu, Chongqing and Xi’an have exceeded 1,000 trains in the cities in China currently. What’s more, as of the end of this year, the total number of domestic and European trains may exceed 5,000 from Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Yiwu and other 42 cities.

 

Wang Ming, the director of the Comprehensive Transportation Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that in some inland areas, China Railway Express are the driving force for gathering resources and forming logistics hubs. But we should put more attention to quality rather than quantity after reaching 1000 trains.

According to the statistics, shows that as of the end of October 2018, China Railway Express has exceeded 11,000, and 45 cities which has China Railway Express. The destination includes 15 countries in Europe and 11 countries in Asia for transporting 920,000 standard containers. A logistics research who has been engaged in the operation and research of the China Railway Express team, said that the 5000 represent the increase in quantity, and we should realize the breakthrough in the quality of the China Railway Express.

It is reported that  the domestic government will completely cancel the local government’s allowance for the China Railway Express and execute full-market operations in 2020. It means that e next two years will be a crucial period forChina Railway Express. So there is facing a question with who can have more sources of supply, then who is likely to take the initiative in the market competition. Take China Railway Express of Chongqing as an example, its main categories of goods are from the initial notebook products, auto parts, communication equipment, etc., gradually expanded to chemicals, food, cold chain, medicine and medical equipment. At present, the supply of goods outside Chongqing accounts for more than 60%, while Xi’an has announced that its foreign goods supply accounted for 80%.

In addition to domestic supply, some China Railway Express cities begin to consider the transfer station for international sources. The earliest exploration is in Chongqing. Chongqing is promoting the development of entrepot trade, for example, it will build up the connection between China Railway Express(Chongqing) and the new channel of international land and sea trade to realize the entrepot trade between Europe and Asia through Chongqing. At present, there are two tests. The first one is that the Korean LG electronic products produced by Vietnam have been tested through this way, and arrived in Poland and Germany successfully. And the other one is the entrepot trade test of Belgian tobacco leaves to Japan.

Regarding the development of the future China Railway Express, Wang Ming believes that “In the competition, all localities should promote the high-quality development of the trains. We should realize expansion from the single channel economy to the comprehensive industrial layout and industrial chain.”

Reference: Translated from《中欧班列：开行量有望超5000列，财政补贴或2020年退出》——中欧班列热点论坛

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Belt and Road Forum Ningbo Fair

The 2018 “Belt and Road” Port Cooperation Summit Forum & The 2nd China(Ningbo) International Shipping Logistics held in Ningbo during 10th Dec – 12nd Dec is successfully concluded. GH Forwarding is also part of it as a member.

For this time, the fair set up different exhibition halls with different themes like“Belt and Road”Sea, Land and Air port, well-known international & domesticlogistics company, mainly shipping business in the Yangtze River Delta and the Economic Zone, logistics enterprise.

The fair lasted 3 days, many logistics companies gathered together to communicated about the opportunities to cooperate and develop. This is a valuable chance for those who came to the fair to learn and share. Every company had its own booth,  and of course GH Forwarding was present.  We also met a lot of friends from the other companies, our booth was verypopular during the fair time. We have a Strong and complete development system, we don’t just focus on domestic opportunities, we are also trying our best to promote ourselves to everywhere in the world, just like what the theme of the fair is, “Active Integration Into The Belt And Road Linking China Connecting The World”. Thanks for supporting us for now or for the future, no matter where or when, we are always by your side!

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Professional Logistics for Southeast Asia from GH Forwarding!

GH Forwarding was established in 1992, we have more than 25 years experience in this industry. Southeast Asia is always our focus area since it’s such a place full of potential.

Southeast Asia is a critical part of the world trading system, a wide range of commodities originated in this region. With such rich resource, Southeast Asia is a treasure land for a lot of industries, full of business opportunities. Good transportation and the trend of globalization make the logistics industry develop more and more rapidly in this area.

In order to follow the “Belt And Road” policy, our GH Forwarding sincere hope we can have more interaction with Southeast Asia agents and India, Bangladesh agents. Hopefully we can have a long term cooperation and communication. GH Forwarding, always your reliable partner in China.

We regular work with shipping lines below:

Of course we are not limited to these shipping lines, just at your requests. Feel free to contact us, we will show you what we’ve got!

-DDU, DDP terms.

-Import&Export.

-Sea, Air and Railway.

-Direct booking agents of several shipping lines.

-Competitive Tier 1 rates.

-Quality Customs Services.

 

We are always ready for you. GH Forwarding, your agent in China!

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