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Ports of Auckland Strike Update

The ports of Auckland strike is still ongoing, there is a closure of the Fergusson and Bledisloe container terminals, and associated road and rail services, from 11pm Monday 09 January to 11pm Wednesday 11 January.

Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson confirmed Fonterra would move its export shipments from Auckland to other ports.

This follows a move by Maersk Line to shift its Southern Star container shipping service to Tauranga, meaning the port will lose 52 ship calls, 82,500 containers and nearly $20m in annual revenue.

Warehouse Christmas Hours

The festive season is rapidly approaching with just over 3 weeks to go.

Over the next few weeks running into the festive season most carriers and couriers will experience significant increases in volumes as they transport Santa’s stocking fillers around the country, the unfortunate side effect of this being the occasional delays due to capacity issues.

Having said this, it may be timely for everyone to alert clients of the possibility of transit delays, with the recommendation to avoid last minute orders where possible to ensure they are not unduly affected, particularly for manufacturers where non delivery may affect production schedules.

We would suggest the following deadlines to ensure delivery prior to Christmas Eve taking into consideration most businesses are only open half a day on Friday 23^rd December;

Last day despatch for Auckland Metro – Wednesday 21st December
Last day despatch for South Island – Thursday 15^th December
Last day despatch for North Island – Friday 16^th December

Malcolm Total Logistics will continue to despatch all client orders received after these dates in an attempt to deliver prior to Christmas Eve, otherwise they will be delivered on the next business day following Christmas Day. Please also consider that many businesses close down through this period and may not be open to accept delivery.

Our hours of operation through the holiday period are as follows,

DAY	HOURS
Friday 23^rd December	8.00am – Midday
Monday 26^th December	Closed
Tuesday 27^th December	Closed
Wednesday 28^th December	8.00am – 2.00pm
Thursday 29^th December	8.00am – 2.00pm
Friday 30^th December	8.00am – Midday
Monday 2^nd January	Closed
Tuesday 3^rd January	Closed
Wednesday 4^th January	Return to Normal Hours

Malcolm Total Logistics will return to normal hours of operation as of Wednesday 4^th January 2011.

We thank you in advance for your assistance in working through this busy period, and please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Yours sincerely

Paul Gallichan
Operations Manager – Logistics
Malcolm Total Logistics
Email paulg@malcolm.co.nz