Below is a quick overview of events around the world that may cause delays to the delivery of your international mail.
TNT Express closely monitoring the situation in Japan
25 March 2011
TNT Express has suspended service within the 19 miles (30 km) exclusion zone around the Fukushima nuclear power plant located about 160 miles northeast of greater Tokyo. TNT’s primary concern is the safety of its employees, most of whom work in the areas of Tokyo and Osaka. TNT Express is closely monitoring the evolving situation and is following the recommendations of Japanese and international authorities.
TNT Express operates normally in areas outside the exclusion zone. This includes all air export and import services, clinical express services, and ground deliveries in areas not impacted by the earthquake. Nearly 100 percent of TNT’s Japanese staff have continued to go to work despite exceptionally long travelling times. Fuel supplies have returned to normal. The international gateways of Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda and Osaka/Kansai are operational.
Some countries have taken effective security and safety measures for cargo arriving from Japan. Where this may occur, TNT is and will be working with the relevant airport and security authorities. As soon as consignments have passed through these extended security checks, TNT will arrange their immediate delivery.
Earthquake: No TNT employees injured
All depots and TNT ’s head office are open
A massive earthquake occurred in at 14:46 local time (05:46 GMT) on the 11th of March.
We would like to send our heartfelt sympathy out to all who have been affected by such a horrific disaster.
As of today, we are thankful to announce none of TNT Express’ employees in were injured and TNT is gathering information about the possible damage to employees’ homes to see what can be done to help. TNT is also assessing the impact on its facilities and operations that may have been affected by the devastation.
Although certain depots have been affected with different degrees of severity, currently all depots and the head office of TNT Japan are open for business and have begun to resume operations in a limited capacity.
TNT will do its utmost to keep customers informed about the status of their shipments and will work to resume normal operations as soon as possible.
Russia - Moscow Domodedovo Airport Bombing
TNT Service Update - 25 January 2011 15.00 hours
Air traffic to is subject to disruption and potential delays in the wake of Monday's bomb blast at 's . Heightened security alerts at Domodedovo - the Russian capital's busiest airport - and other airports across the country, will inevitably impact on flights to and from in the coming days.
TNT Express Services is working to try and ensure deliveries to and from continue as normal but, in light of the disruption, are advising customers that some service delays may be experienced in the transportation of their goods to and from .
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Iceland - Eyjafjallajökull Volcano (update)
Liege air hub open and operational
Monday 17 May 2010 - 2:00 pm CET
The ash cloud from Iceland has further disrupted flights to and from the British Isles and Iceland. TNT’s European air hub in Liege remains open and unaffected. Almost all TNT flights ran as scheduled yesterday and this morning. Where airports were closed, TNT flew to the nearest alternative airport, such as Shannon instead of Dublin, without impact on service.
At the time of publishing, London Heathrow is operational again with some restrictions and Amsterdam is expected to re-open this afternoon. But the situation over the UK, Ireland and Iceland remains uncertain. TNT is closely monitoring flight restrictions and stands ready to activate contingency plans to offset the effect of any flight ban.