Below is a quick overview of events around the world that may cause delays to the delivery of your international shipments.
Belgian air traffic controllers ended strike - TNT resumes normal operations - 23 December 2011
TNT Express resumed operations at Liege Airport yesterday night after the end of a 24-hour strike by air controllers.
TNT's air and ground operations will fully return to normal today. During the strike, TNT took steps to minimise delays for its customers. We temporarily operated flights to other airports and transported even more consignments by road within Europe.
TNT regrets the inconvenience caused and apologises to its customers for these disruptions caused by circumstances beyond its control.
United Kingdom - 9 August 2011
Civil Unrest within Main UK Cities
As reported widely on both National TV and Press, a number of cities across the UK have experienced a considerable amount of civil unrest during the past 2-3 days.
Fortunately, to date, the effect on our operations has been very limited. However, we have taken action in order to ensure our service to our customers remains at the highest possible level whilst maintaining a safe and secure workforce.
At present, only a small number of our local depot operations have been affected by the civil unrest and subsequent disruption, these being Croydon, Enfield and London City. There is also a perceived risk of the following locations being adversely affected: London Heston, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester Bredbury, Manchester Trafford Park, Park Royal and Luton, although, with the very unpredictable nature of the unrest, other locations around the country cannot be discounted.
A full contingency plan has been brought into effect to minimise the disruption to our operation and to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees and our customers’ goods. Our teams across the country are empowered to carry out dynamic risk assessment as the circumstances demand.
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25 May 2011 12:00 PM CET - VOLCANIC ASH Update
The Iceland volcano Grimsvötn has stopped erupting. The European air safety organisation Eurocontrol today said the ash cloud could affect Berlin and also parts of Poland today. However, airports in Germany south of Bremen are not expected to be affected. There are no restrictions on flights in any other part of Europe. According to the Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) in London, the ash cloud coverage will dissipate during the day.
As expected yesterday, the ash cloud impacted parts of Iceland, Scotland, Sweden, Latvia and northern Germany. Last night and this morning, TNT Express, like other airlines, could not operate flights to Edinburgh (Scotland), Stavanger (Norway) and Gothenburg (Sweden).
In coordination with its customers, TNT Express has rolled out contingency plans to re-route Edinburgh-bound flights to East-Midlands and Gothenburg-bound flights to Oslo. TNT Express completes the linehaul legs by road. TNT’s service to and from the US is expected to return to a normal schedule shortly.
The actual impact of the eruption on TNT Express’ operations has been limited. The company’s air hub in Liege is fully operational. Although we do not expect any major disruption to our service during the next days, we are keeping a close eye on the situation together with the aviation authorities.
19 May 2011- TNT suspend service into Myanmar
TNT will suspend trading to and from Myanmar effective as of Monday 23rd May, 2011.This means that the Myanmar country website will be closed down and the country removed as a location option from TNT shipping tools, so that Myanmar can no longer be selected during a booking or quotation from TNT customer service. Shipments made to Myanmar prior to the 23rd of May will be delivered until the 31st of May at the latest. Shipments received in Myanmar after the 31st of May will be returned to sender as undelivered.
25 March 2011 - TNT Express closely monitoring the situation in Japan
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.
11 March 2011 11:16 Hrs - Japan - Earthquake, No TNT Employees injured, all Depots and TNT Japan'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.
25 January 2011 15:00 Hrs - Russia - Moscow Domodedovo Airport Bombing
Air traffic to Russia is subject to disruption and potential delays in the wake of Monday's bomb blast at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. 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 Russia in the coming days.
TNT Express Services is working to try and ensure deliveries to and from Russia 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 Russia.