2008 Beijing OlympicsThe Games and Your Business
Key Highlights
Specific traffic control measures released by Beijing Municipal Government
Air pollution control emergency measures resulting from extremely bad weather conditions released by Tianjin Municipal Government
Rigid inspection, supervision and DG restrictions by ports/terminals
Impact on customers & OOCL/OLL’s plan
Traffic Control Measures in Beijing
July 1st 00:00 – Sept 20th 24:00: Vehicles that fail to meet Euro I standard for exhaust emissions (i.e. yellow labeled vehicles) will not be allowed onto Beijing roads
July 20th 00:00 – Sept 20th 24:00: Vehicles without special permits will be allowed onto Beijing roads only on alternative days, according to their license plate numbers (odd or even)
July 20th 00:00 – Aug 27th 24:00: it will apply to the whole city of Beijing
Aug 28th 00:00 – Sept 20th 24:00, it will apply to areas within Beijing’s Fifth Ring Road (including Fifth Ring Road) and part of the three highways connecting downtown Beijing to Badaling, Chengde and the airport
Traffic Control Measures in Beijing
July 20th 06:00 – Sept 20th 24:00: Beijing-registered cargo trucks will not be allowed into areas within Beijing’s Sixth Ring Road (excluding Sixth Ring Road)
July 20th 00:00 – Sept 20th 24:00: Dangerous goods are not allowed onto Beijing roads unless specially permitted
July 1st 00:00 – Sept 20th 24:00: Non Beijing-registered cargo trucks will also not be allowed to enter Beijing, except those with special permits. Trucks previously transiting via Beijing City to other destinations will be diverted to nearby expressways and highways
Zhangjiakou, Hebei
Chengde, Hebei
No. 110 National Express Way
Jing-Cheng Highway Phase II
Jing-Cheng Highway Phase III
Badaling Highway N. Airport Airport Highway
Jing-bao Highway
6th Ring Road
5th Ring Road
Jing-Shi Highway
Jing-Kai Highway
Jing-Ping Highway
Jing-Ha Highway
Jing-Shen Highway
Jing-Jin-Tang Highway
2nd Jing-Jin Highway
S. Airport
Jing-Tong Expressway
Beijing Map
Emergency Measures in Tianjin
If faced with poor air quality resulting from extreme weather conditions during the Olympics period, Tianjin Municipal Government may take emergency measures.
Emergency measures will take effect if:The forecast of the next day’s air pollution level exceeds the accepted level
Emergency Measures in Tianjin
Emergency Measures on traffic control include:
July 25th 07:00 – Sept 20th 22:00: Vehicles will be allowed onto Tianjin roads only on alternative days, according to their license plate numbers (odd or even)
• July 25th 07:00 – Aug 25th 22:00: Measures will apply to areas within Outer Ring Road (excluding Outer Ring road). For Tianjin registered vehicles, measures will also apply to 4 districts in Northwest Tianjin
• Aug 26th 07:00 – Sept 20th 22:00: For Tianjin registered vehicles, it will apply to areas within 4 districts in Northwest Tianjin
July 25th 07:00 – Sept 20th 22:00: Dangerous goods are not allowed onto Tianjin roads unless specially permitted
Emergency Measures in Tianjin
Other Emergency Measures from July 25th to Sept 20th include:
Six Gas Stations within 3km of the stadium will cease to operate from 10:00 to 18:00 hours
Factories contributing the most heaviest pollution will cease operations
Non-power generating coal-burning furnaces will be shut down
All construction work will be suspended
Traffic Control Measures in other Host Cities
Qingdao will not apply odd-even vehicle plate number regulations when it hosts the sailing events, and will encourage the use of public transport
From July 15th 00:00 to Aug 18th 24:00, 4 districts in downtown Qinhuangdao will not allow vehicles in unless a pass has been acquired beforehand
At present, Shanghai and Shenyang have not announced traffic control measures when they host the soccer events
Port / Terminal Handling
Strict cargo inspections, especially sensitive commodities
Strict supervision on vessels, terminal operations, etc
Strict dangerous goods (DG) restrictions
DG Restrictions - Shanghai Port Till now, Shanghai Port is the only port to officially announce restrictions on dangerous cargo operation.
The below listed dangerous cargo will be prohibited from operating at Shanghai port from July 18th to Aug 31st:
Explosives – class 1 Acetone- class 3 UN1090, UN1091 Organic peroxides- class 5.2 Toxics – class 6.1 Radioactive material – class 7 Hydrogen peroxides – class 8 with 5.1 subclass UN2014, UN2015 Sulphuric acid - class 8 UN1830,UN1831, UN1832, UN2796 Nitric acid –class 8 UN2031, UN2032, Hydrochloric acid – class 8 UN1789 Ammonium nitrate and related fertilizers – UN2067, UN2071, UN3375, UN2426…etc
DG Restrictions
Grand Alliance has released DG restrictions during the Olympic Period upon consent from its member lines: OOCL, NYK, HAPL, MISC.
This will take effect from July 18th to Aug 31st 2008 and will apply to the following ports:
Shanghai / Ningbo / Qingdao / Dalian / Tianjin
Restrictions on DG CargoClass 1Class 5.2Class 7Class 2.3 and sub label: UNNO: 1008, 1749, 1911, 2188, 2417, 2548, 3162, 1017, 2190, 2420, 1026, 1045, 1067, 1076Class 3: UNNO 1090, 1091 and any commodity containing the technical name of “Acetone”Class 5.1: UNNO 1942, 2067, 2426, 3375 and any commodity containing the technical name of “Ammonium Nitrate”Class 5.1 (8): UNNO 1511, 2014, 2015 and any commodity containing the technical name “Hydrogen Peroxide”Class 6.1 and other classes with sub label 6.1 are banned.Class 8: UNNO 1830, 1831, 1832, 2796 and any commodity containing the technical name of “Sulfuric Acid”.Class 8: UNNO 2031, 2032 and any commodity containing the technical name of “Nitric Acid”.Class 8: UNNO 1789, 1790 and any commodity containing the technical name of “Hydrochloric Acid”.Class 9: UNNO 2071
Impact on Our Customers
Cargo transportation will be highly restrictive for customers who need to move goods in, out of and within Beijing
Temporary hikes in road transportation costs due to shortage in trucking capacity is foreseeable
OOCL Beijing door and CY service will be temporarily suspended until further notice. We will try our best to maintain our service levels during the period
We strongly advise our customers to plan cargo transportation and to have cargo shipped in and out of Beijing after Sept 20th
OOCL & OOCL Logistics Plans
Inform our valued customersGovernment plans, actions, regulations
Communicate with all relevant parties
Issues, problems and assessment
Manage your business with careVendor selection, backup, risk control
Act on solutions and contingenciesAction plans and solutions
See you in Beijing !Information contained in this presentation is tentative and has not been endorsed by any
government authorities. OOCL or OOCL Logistics holds no liability for any misinformation.