Flooding and road closures in Australia have caused disruption to certain areas, the UK is experiencing severe weather conditions and Border Force in the UK will take strike action on March 15, affecting international port arrivals.

Macro Update:

In Australia, delivery delays are expected for items sent to and from Mount Isa and surrounding regions. Flooding and road closures have caused disruption to our delivery services.

The UK is experiencing severe weather conditions, mainly in the north and across the midlands. This could have an impact on carrier collections and delivery operations.

The UK’s Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union has formally notified Border Force, the UK Government’s border control body, that around 100,000 of the country’s civil servants will be called on to take strike action on March 15. The proposed strikes will impact international arrivals at all UK ports.

The following public holidays may lead to delays in the processing and delivery of your shipments to the following countries: 

• 17/03: Ireland - St. Patrick's Day 
• 21/03: Japan - Vernal Equinox Day
• 03/04-04/04: Taiwan - Children's Day 
• 06/04: Spain - Holy Thursday 
• 07/04: Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore - Good Friday 
• 10/04: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong - Easter Monday 
• 19/04-26/04: Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Fitr Holiday
• 22/04: Singapore - Hari Raya Puasa 
• 24/04: Canada - St. George's Day 
• 25/04: Italy - Liberation Day 
• 27/04: Netherlands - King's Birthday
• 29/04: Japan - Showa Day

Service Updates:

Australia & New Zealand

In Australia, flooding and road closures have caused disruption to our delivery services.

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Direct injection International services at this time: No delays

Aramex: 

Services are affected in Albury, Capricorn Coast and Wollongong. Read more about Aramex disruptions here.

Australia Post:

Delivery delays are expected for items sent to and from Mount Isa and surrounding regions. Flooding and road closures have caused disruption to our delivery services.

Affected areas include:

• Julia Creek (4823)
• Cloncurry (4824)
• Mt Isa (4825)
• Boulia (4829)
• Doomadgee (4830)
• Bourketown (4830)

Some delays are also expected for delivery services between Croydon, Normanton, Karumba and Mornington Island. Affected postcodes include 4890, 4891 and 4892.

New Zealand Post:

Delivery delays can be expected for some parcel and mail in the following areas: 

• North Island: Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, the Coromandel, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Tokomaru Bay and Whanganui.
• Interisland: Between the North and South Islands
• Deliveries only where access allows in Northland, Coromandel, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay, particularly in rural areas
• Tutira and Kotemaori are currently inaccessible due to road closure
• We are now able to deliver to Raupunga again. However, issues affecting the larger roads network are impacting the volume of deliveries we are able to get into this area. Customers there should expect a slight delay in delivery times for some items

Asia

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Direct injection International services at this time: No delays

US & Canada

Canada

Severe snow storms continue to affect parts of Canada including Corner Brook N.L. Read more here.

Fulfillment services: Remain unaffected by delays and same day dispatch is being met as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Shipping services: Operational and as per SLAs.

UK

Due to snow across the country, there may be a slight delay to deliveries. Please be advised that there will be a Border Force strike due to take place on Wednesday 15 March.

FedEx:

Due to the runway closure at Stansted Airport (UK), we are adjusting our regular service schedules on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for both FedEx and TNT international inbound shipments to minimize the impact on our customers. Stansted Airport will be closing their runway overnight for resurfacing works from 8 January to 25 March 2023. We have contingency plans in place to minimize disruption to our operations over this period, which include: 

• Areas of the South East of England will not receive early morning or noon deliveries. End of day delivery commitment remains. 
• Areas of Dublin, Ireland will not receive early morning or noon deliveries. End of day delivery commitment remains.

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

International from the UK: We are seeing slight delays for DDU, not DDP deliveries, where there is an IOSS number. Average delivery times of 5-8 day are now taking 8-11 days. We encourage all customers to have their IOSS number as this helps with improving the clearance process to deliver into the EU.

EU

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Freight Forwarding Update:

Sea freight - Asia to north America

We’ve seen a slight drop in pricing for LCL and FCL, however rates are still elevated. 

Space: We continue to experience space issues with most carriers

Booking: We recommend booking well and truly in advance (5-6 weeks), we cannot guarantee that the space will always be available.

Sea Freight - Asia- Europe

Rates are still at record highs, although they have gone down slightly. 

Space: Continues to be a concern

Booking: We recommend booking well and truly in advance (5-6 weeks).

Sea Freight - Asia - Australia

Pricing is still relatively elevated.

Space: Continues to be a concern

Booking: We recommend booking in advance (4-5 weeks).

Air freight

COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact services and limit capacities globally.

Direct injection

B360 has its own Direct Injection network that runs from Sydney to the US, Hong Kong to Europe, Hong Kong to Australia and Hong Kong to the US. These channels are still very reliable, with transit times on average being 4-8 days, we see no changes as per the SLAs at this time.

To learn more about any of our updates or to make carrier changes, please reach out to us today.