2nd December 2020

STAG NEWS ALERT is produced for Australian Seafood Exporters, containing essential updates that may impact trade. Any information provided as part of this alert is general in nature. Before acting on any information provided, you should consider its appropriateness to your circumstances and business objectives.

ALERT: Guangzhou airport’s import cargo terminal at capacity

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has received information from the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) advising that the refrigeration facility at the Guangzhou airport’s import cargo terminal is currently at capacity.

The Department understands that this may affect seafood exports to this port of entry.

The advice originated from the Guangzhou Airport Cargo Logistics Company Pty Ltd. A translation of the original advice is as follows:

RE: Notification regarding cool room space at full capacity

Dear Airlines,

According to the requirements of the COVID control measures, we need to disinfectant all six cool rooms in the import cargo terminal, leading to cool rooms at full capacity.

We will not be accepting any cargo that requires refrigeration from now.

If there are any shipments that require refrigeration, the airline or agent will need to store them in your own refrigerated vehicle.

We will notify you when the cool rooms are back in operation.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Guangzhou Airport Cargo Logistics Company Pty Ltd

Please notify the STAG at admin@seafoodtradeadvisory.com if you have any experiences you wish to share on the matter.

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