Delivery services have been suspended in the Port Hedland (6721) region of WA due to Tropical Cyclone Ilsa and FedEx Express pilots will ballot tomorrow on whether to take strike action.

Macro Update:

Delivery services have been suspended in the Port Hedland (6721) region of WA due to the volatile weather associated with Tropical Cyclone Ilsa. Services across the other regions of Northwest Western Australia are also likely to be impacted. Read more detail in our Australia and New Zealand section below.

FedEx Express pilots will ballot tomorrow on whether to take strike action over the lack of agreement on a new contract. The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), which is representing the FedEx pilots, said it had been in discussions with management since May 2021, but claimed the company had “squandered time and opportunity” to make a new proposal. We are monitoring the situation closely and will report any changes.

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

• 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

Delivery services have been suspended in the Port Hedland (6721) region of WA due to the volatile weather associated with Tropical Cyclone Ilsa. Services across the other regions of Northwest Western Australia are also likely to be impacted.

Flooding between Broome 6725 and Fitzroy Crossing 6765 has closed Great Northern Hwy. Intermittent access is available to Derby 6743 and Fitzroy Crossing 6765. All EP/mail for Kununurra 6743, Wyndham 6740 and Halls Creek 6770 is flying to Darwin today. 

Parcels for Kununurra, Wyndham and Halls Creek transferred to Darwin for transport via Greyhound services.  EP/mail for Broome, Derby and Fitzroy Crossing will be despatched to Broome by air.

Fulfilment 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 Cairns, Capricorn Coast and Wollongong. Read more about Aramex disruptions here.

New Zealand Post:

1 day delay countrywide. 1-2 days in Tokomaru Bay. 2-3 days in the Coromandel, Northland, Gisborne, and Hawke's Bay.

Following recent adverse weather conditions, there are still delays in transporting items between locations that remain affected by limited road access. New Zealand Post is currently operating an altered schedule based on road opening times, and reduced capacity due to heavy vehicle restrictions. You can read more on New Zealand Post’s website here.

Asia

Fulfilment 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

Mail and parcels with destination United states might be delayed due to tornadoes, heavy rainfall and floods. The affected states are Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Fulfilment 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

fulfilment 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

fulfilment 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.