EC5 Service - MV Yantian Express (voyage 108E) – Update 4

Further to our CustomerInfo of January 17, 2019 we would like to provide you with following status update:

Professional salvors continue to assess the situation based upon relevant factors such as safety and operational items, in order to best determine the vessel’s next port of call.

ATTENTION:
At this point in time we would ask that all US consignees and brokers retract their US Customs entries, if previously made for the MV “Yantian Express” on the intended port calls. This should be performed as soon as possible, however no later than Monday January 28, 2019 .

As Hapag-Lloyd, we intend to remove the manifest for this vessel from the USCBP/ACE files on Tuesday January 29, 2019 . Any subsequent Customs handling instructions will be provided once more details are available.

In case you have further questions at this point about MV “Yantian Express” or your cargo, we have set up a dedicated hotline.

Please contact our experts directly under following telephone number:

+1 833-445-6397

We regret any inconvenience caused by this incident and shall keep you closely informed on actual development of the rescue operation and further proceedings.

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.