{"id":1370,"date":"2020-02-18T21:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T21:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/en\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2020-02-18T21:34:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T21:34:34","slug":"the-boc-blast-350-coronavirus-covid-19-operational-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/the-boc-blast-350-coronavirus-covid-19-operational-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The BOC Blast 350 &#8211; Coronavirus &#8211; COVID-19 Operational Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Imagen1-3-1024x243.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1371 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/243;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Coronavirus \/ COVID-19 Operational Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Work Arrangements &#8211; Our teams are working as much as possible,\nguided by advice from local authorities to protect the well-being of our staff\nwhile maintaining maximum coverage and minimal operational disruption as\npossible<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In China, our team is operating either from our offices or their\nhomes, and we have implemented tiered working hours.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Hong Kong, a portion of our staff is working from home while\nthe rest is working from the office.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Market Developments<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Factories in China are gradually resuming operations at a\nvarying pace, a slow ramp-up in production and exports are still to be\nexpected. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drayage in China: Various provinces and cities have imposed\nrestrictions on the entry of non-residents and vehicles registered outside\ntheir localities. This has given rise to a shortage and\/or rate increase of\ninland trucking in the mainland China as truck drivers have not been able to\nreturn from their hometowns to their work regions post-holiday. Advanced\nbookings of at least 2 days is required to secure trucking services. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Air Freight: A large number of passenger and freighter flights\nto and from China have been cancelled, severely impacting capacity. Though\nfreighter flights have gradually been reinstated from last week, with demand\nfar outstripping supply, airfreight rates will likely be much higher than\nnormal. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ocean Freight: All Chinese ports except Wuhan are currently\noperational. However, many container yards have yet to re-open, potentially\ncausing equipment shortages. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Global Port Developments<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Imagen2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1372 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates as we have them. Please contact your BOC Representative, if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Imagen4.jpg-1024x94.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1247 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/94;\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus \/ COVID-19 Operational Update Work Arrangements &#8211; Our teams are working as much as possible, guided by advice from local authorities to protect the well-being of our staff while maintaining maximum coverage and minimal operational disruption as possible In China, our team is operating either from our offices or their homes, and we have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[507],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-boc-blast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}