Asia

We've been managing capacity as best as possible given unprecedented circumstances to support our customers and keep their cargo moving. We encourage you to continue to communicate with our dedicated sales organization and provide accurate forecasts to better deployment of our capacity across our trades, and in turn better support your business.

Issues at ports and terminals have presented our customers and us with some of their biggest challenges recently. These sites are the crucial link between ocean and land logistics, so improving cargo flow here is critical to strengthening the overall supply chain.

• Taicang, China - Taicang RORO terminal officially opens up on Dec.12 with 2x70,000 PCTC berth & 708 meters shoreline. The terminal is specialized to handle awkward cargo and max acceptable cargo weight up to 180MT. We are expecting to have more special cargo business from Taicang terminal.

• Yantai, China – Yantai roro is developing AI technology to transfer the car by AGV system. The AGV robot is available to scan the length, width, height and wheel base automatically and then lift car from its wheel to move the designated position. Yantai roro terminal is aiming to build first intelligent roro terminal. The testing AGV robot had been put into operation in July.

• Qingdao, China – Qingdao port group held a meeting to express their new port development strategy toward self-propelled cargo. Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessels (mainly EUKOR trade lane) has achieved berthing priority at Qingdao Da gang terminal since last year. They will provide more port resources and easier formalities to develop self-propelled cargoes from June, 2023 to minimize our vessel’s port staying as less as possible. Qingdao pilot station is willing to provide the night navigation specialized RORO carriers and Grand Diamond V.030 departed by the night pilot service on Aug 26th with the initiative service.

• Shanghai, China – Compared with 2023(Jan-Nov), 22 calls increased from 273 to 296 (8.5% increased), cargo volume from 9.5m CBM to 10.1 CBM (5.5% increased), ship’s berthing hours decreased from 5,573 hours to 5,352 (4% declined). Port productivity improved from 1,718 cbm / hours to 1,887 cbm / hours (9.8% increased). The ongoing improvement of port productivity would help us to save our ship’s days-in-port.

• Pyeongtaek and Ulsan, Korea – The port is facing yard congestion as many vessels arrive at the end of the month and HMG export volumes are concentrated at the end of the month. However, we’re mitigating vessel waiting days and well managing the yard congestion by the cooperation with vessel operators.

• Kunsan, Korea – We anticipated an increase in transshipment cargo for several reasons and realized that the current storage yard would not be sufficient.

Vehicle processing:
Southeast Asia: All our facilities in Thailand and Singapore are open and service levels are adjusted to current activity level. We are taking all possible measures to provide a safe and compliant environment for employees and visitors.

Equipment processing:
Operations: All our facilities in Southeast Asia are open and service levels are adjusted to manage required volumes and orders. We are taking all possible measures to provide a safe and compliant environment for employees and visitors.

Our facility in South China Guangzhou Port is open and running as normal. We are taking all possible measures to provide a safe and compliant environment for employees and visitors.

As OEMs continue to operate with varied manufacturing schedules, we are committed to supporting our customers as they face new and potentially unforeseen challenges to maintain a healthy supply chain. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your needs further.

Due to the advantages of geographical location and good road conditions, Erlian /ZU is the main border for the cross boder/export of construction machinery cargos which more than 85% cargo are crossing via this border. for other borders like Takashiken which once served as a backup border in the late of epidemic, it is no longer in use. Ganqimoudu/Ceke are still available but not as an back up border for Erlian, only as an optional border near the destination of Mongolia.