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LCL and FCL Shipments to Colombia – Cartagena

Please consider that in observance of good Friday, the instructions for LCL and FCL shipments from Miami and Port Everglades to Cartagena must be received before Tuesday April 16th at noon to comply with the shipping lines cut offs. Please note that GCA will be closed on Friday April 19th.  Por favor tener en cuenta que para cumplir con el…

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Boeing 737 MAX Update

Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily grounded all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, including the 24 MAX 8 aircraft operated by American Airlines. Approximately 85 daily flights that AA currently operateS on these aircraft will be canceled until the FAA allows MAX aircraft to resume normal operations. For additional information, please go to http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2019/The-Latest-Information-About-737-MAX-Operations/default.aspx

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Chinese Holidays 2019

Here you can find the main Chinese holidays for this year: • Spring Festival Feb 4-10 • Tomb Sweeping Day Apr 5 • Labor Day May 1 • Dragon Boat Festival Jun 7 • Mid-Autumn Festival Sept 13 • National Day Oct 1-7 Schedule your pick-ups with us before these holidays. Please contact us for any questions or concerns.

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China Airlines Terminal Charge Increases

There is a new announcement that China Airlines would raise the charge for their inbound shipment effective Jan 1st, 2019 if you ship cargo to ORD airport, please notice that terminal charges can be different one city to another, if you want to have further information about airlines rates please contact us.

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UPS and FedEx – Money Back Guarantee

Please note that during this month, especially from Dec 17th through Dec 24th, FedEx Express and Ground money back guarantee will be suspended for shipments that do not reach their destinations on the scheduled commitment time. UPS Money Back Guarantee also will be suspended from Dec 17th through Dec 24th.

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Holiday Schedule

GCA will be closed on December 24th at 12:00 pm resuming operations on Dec 26th and will be closed on December 31st at 12:00 pm resuming operations on January 2nd. GCA estará cerrado desde el 24 de diciembre a las 12:00 pm, retornando en diciembre 26. De igual forma, GCA estará cerrado desde el 31 de diciembre a las 12:00…

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Thanksgiving Schedule

Please note that GCA will be closed November 22nd, in observance of Thanksgiving. Incoming or outgoing shipments from our warehouse will be scheduled prior or after this holiday. GCA estará cerrado el 22 de Noviembre por la fiesta de Acción de Gracias. Cualquier envío o entrega desde nuestra bodega será programado para una fecha antes o después de la fiesta.

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Fuel Surcharge Increase

Jet fuel prices reached an average of $2.249/gallon. Therefore the fuel surcharge for cargo airlines and courier companies (FedEx, DHL, UPS) increased in an important way. Additional information about this increase can be found here https://www.iata.org/publications/economics/fuel-monitor/Pages/index.aspx

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Hurricane Michael impacting Logistics Services

Hurricane Michael has caused hazardous conditions in parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Logistics carriers such as LTL carriers and courier carriers (FedEx and UPS) are expecting some delays and disruptions at their hubs and terminals and inevitable delays in operations across the U.S. As weather conditions may affect transportation, we advise our customer to be fully…

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