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Friday, 31 January 2020 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 346 – Airlines Cancel Flights to-from China – Coronavirus

Airlines Cancel Flights to/from China, Coronavirus

Delta, American airlines to stop all China flights as coronavirus crisis grows

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/01/31/coronavirus-china-flight-ban-delta-cuts-all-flights-white-house/4620989002/

Delta and American on Friday temporarily canceled all of their China flights in response to the coronavirus outbreak, becoming the first domestic carriers to make the move.

As of Friday, the outbreak had infected nearly 10,000 people, most of them in China, and killed more than 200, all in China.

The U.S. State Department late Thursday elevated its China travel advisory to level 4, recommending that Americans do not travel there. That change followed the World Health Organization’s declaration of a global health emergency over coronavirus.

Tuesday White House officials said they were considering a China travel ban but said then they had not contacted the airlines. Still, if United, the other U.S. carrier serving China with nonstop flights, follows its rivals’ lead, the need for White House intervention may be moot. United has already reduced its scheduled China flights.

American Airlines

American cited the State Department’s updated travel advisory Friday in suspending its U.S.-China routes immediately through March 28. The airline said it would contact the affected customers directly to help them make alternate travel arrangements.

“We will continue to evaluate the schedule for March 28 and beyond and make any adjustments as necessary,” the airline said in a statement.

Delta Airlines

Atlanta-based Delta on Friday said it would suspend its U.S.-China flights from Feb. 6 through April 30.

Coronavirus Grounds Flights to China From 3 Continents. How Scared Should Travelers Be?

Source: https://time.com/5774906/airlines-ground-flights-coronavirus/

Airlines in Europe, Asia and North America are cancelling flights to and from China as the novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has infected at least a few thousand people in China and dozens beyond its borders.

Although all 171 deaths from the disease have been limited to China, at least 82 people across 18 different countries have tested positive for the mysterious illness, prompting governments around the world to issue travel advisories and start evacuating their citizens from Wuhan. Chinese authorities have shut down travel in and out of Wuhan and enacted similar, strict transportation restrictions in a number of other cities.

The majority of cases outside China are associated with travel to China and of those, the vast majority involve travel to Wuhan, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Which airlines have cancelled flights?

British Airways cancelled all flights to and from Beijing and Shanghai until at least Friday following local authorities’ advice against “all but essential travel to mainland China.” Flights to and from Hong Kong will remain unaffected, the airline said.

British Airways cancelled all flights to and from Beijing and Shanghai until at least Friday following local authorities’ advice against “all but essential travel to mainland China.” Flights to and from Hong Kong will remain unaffected, the airline said.

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Thursday, 30 January 2020 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 345 – UPDATE China extends Lunar New Year holidays to contain coronavirus outbreak

UPDATE – China extends Lunar New Year holidays to
contain coronavirus outbreak – updated Jan 30, 2020

Update: the Chinese government has extended CNY holidays in China, in order to help keep people safe and contain the coronavirus. A few additional China Cities/Provinces, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, have extended their earliest permissible dates for businesses to resume operations. The General Office of the State Council said in its announcement that the measure is taken to effectively reduce mass gatherings, block the spread of the epidemic, and to better safeguard the safety and health of the people.

All businesses, including our industry, are mandatorily required to obey the posted closings (below).

Our origin offices in China will resume operations as follows:

  • February 10 – Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Fuzhou and Qingdao
  • February 3 – the remainder of China not listed above

Please note that the above list is subject to change according to government announcements that may follow.

In order to minimize operational impact, within reason (whilst keeping in mind the containment of virus outbreak), we have limited staff working from home to attend to bookings / urgent issues where required. This arrangement applies to locations that will remain closed next week. Please note, however, that many companies, such as shippers, are simply remaining closed until the dates listed above, so gathering information and documents is difficult.

Our team in Taiwan resumed work today (January 30), and Hong Kong resumed operations yesterday (January 29), with special arrangements to minimize exposure to the virus (e.g. staff to work from home or flexible hours in office for remainder of this week).

Your understanding and patience is appreciated.

Please contact your BOC Representative if you have questions.

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Tuesday, 28 January 2020 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 344 – China extends Lunar New Year holidays to contain coronavirus outbreak

China extends Lunar New Year holidays to contain coronavirus outbreak

China has announced a nationwide extension to the Lunar New Year holidays as a measure to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The Shanghai municipal government further announced that companies may only resume office on February 10.

The holiday, originally to end on January 30, has been extended to February 2 nationwide.

Our offices in China will resume operations as follows:

  • February 10 in Shanghai and Ningbo
  • February 3 in the rest of China

While Hong Kong officially returns to the office from the holidays on Wednesday, the 29th, we expect some impact to our ocean and air freight operations based out of China.

We will monitor the situation and keep you updated.

Thank you very much.

Please contact your BOC Representative with any questions.

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Thursday, 16 January 2020 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 342 – Modification to China 301 Tariffs List 4A

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Notice of Modification of Section 301 Action:

China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

SUMMARY: In accordance with the direction of the President, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to modify the action being taken in this Section 301 investigation by reducing the rate of additional duty on certain products of China from 15 percent to 7.5 percent.

DATES: Applicable as of 12:01 am Eastern Standard Time on February 14, 2020, the rate of additional duty will be 7.5 percent for products covered by Annex A of the August 20, 2019 notice (84 FR 43304).

Read the full notice at below link:

https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/Notice_of_Modification-January_2020.pdf

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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 / Published in The BOC Blast

The BOC Blast 341 – New AD-CV Duties Possible on Wood Moldings and Millwork Products

New AD/CV Duties Possible on
Wood Moldings and Millwork Products

A petition filed Jan. 8 alleges that wood moldings and millwork products from Brazil and China are being sold at less than fair value in the U.S. market and that such items from China are benefitting from countervailable subsidies. The alleged average dumping margins are 268.74 percent for Brazil and 289.70 to 361.83 percent for China.

The Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission will next determine whether to launch AD and/or CV duty and injury investigations, respectively, on these products. There are strict statutory deadlines associated with these proceedings, so affected companies that wish to protect their interests should contact Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg as soon as possible.

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