EC5 Service - MV Yantian Express (voyage 108E) – Update 5

Further to our CustomerInfo of January 22, 2019, we would like to provide you with following status update:

After evaluation of the salvors with regards to safety and operational items, it has been decided that Freeport Harbor, Bahamas will be the next port of call for the Yantian Express, with an estimated arrival by mid next week.

Please also note that General Average was declared. Further details of this General Average process will be provided in the subsequent CustomerInfo.

In case you have further questions at this point about your cargo, we have set up a dedicated hotline and invite you to contact our service team directly at the following number:

+1 833-445-6397

We regret any inconvenience caused by this incident and shall keep you closely informed of future developments.

Kind regards,

Hapag-Lloyd AG

Disclaimer
We will obviously have more detailed/precise information once the vessel arrives at the port of discharge and will provide an update in due course. Until then, please consider our above comments as being: (I) non-conclusive, subject to change and being provided for informational purposes only, and (II) given without prejudice to or waiver of any rights, remedies, defenses, and limitations contained in the relevant underlying contracts of carriage as evidenced by Hapag-Lloyd AG’s standard Bill of Lading and/or Sea Waybill and the Hapag-Lloyd Tariff applicable thereto and/or any other applicable agreement governing the carriage of the subject cargo, as the case may be, all of which said terms and conditions continue to remain in full force and effect without any modification or waiver.