Delivery delays are expected for items sent to and from parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory due to floods and public holidays around the world may affect deliveries.

Macro Update:

Delivery delays are expected for items sent to and from parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory due to floods. Read more in our Australia and New Zealand section below.

Our UK facilities will be closed on May 8th and 29th May in observance of the May bank holidays.

The following public holidays may lead to delays in the processing and delivery of your shipments to the following countries: 

• 01/05: International Labour Day 
• 02/05: China - Labour Day
• 03/05: Japan - Constitution Memorial Day
• 04/05: Japan - Greenery Day
• 04/05 - 05/05: Thailand: Coronation Day
• 05/05: Japan - Children's Day
• 01/05: UK, Ireland - Bank Holiday 
• 01/05: Finland - Vappu 
• 02/05: Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia - Labour Day 
• 03/05: Poland - Constitution Day 
• 05/05: Netherlands - Liberation Day 
• 08/05: Bulgaria - St. George's Day 
• 09/05: Luxembourg - Europe Day 
• 17/05: Norway - Constitution Day 
• 18/05: International Ascension Day 
• 29/05: UK - Spring Bank Holiday 
• 29/05: USA - Memorial Day
• 29/05: International - Whit Monday

Service Updates:

Australia & New Zealand

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Direct injection International services at this time: No delays

Australia Post:

Delivery delays are expected for items sent to and from parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory due to floods.

We're working with local teams to monitor the situation and are working hard to keep items moving.

Affected postcodes:
6725, 6765, 6743, 6765, 6740, 6770.

Aramex: 

Services are affected in Capricorn Coast and Wollongong. Read more about Aramex disruptions here.

New Zealand Post:

Unplanned processing delays late last week in combination with the additional public holiday volumes has led to some Economy items for delivery in South Island destinations being delayed by 2 working days.

Following recent adverse weather conditions, there are still delays in transporting items between locations that remain affected by limited road access. New Zealand Post is currently operating an altered schedule based on road opening times, and reduced capacity due to heavy vehicle restrictions. You can read more on New Zealand Post’s website here.

Asia

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Direct injection International services at this time: No delays

US & Canada

River overflow brings about floods in parts of La Crosse, Wisconsin: On April 24, local media sources reported that the overflow of the Mississippi River triggered floods in parts of La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States on the evening of April 23. The surrounding areas of the city were also affected by the rising water levels. Several roads, parks, and businesses were shut down due to floodwaters. Business and transportation disruptions are possible.

Fulfillment services: Remain unaffected by delays and same day dispatch is being met as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Shipping services: Operational and as per SLAs.

UK

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

International from the UK: We are seeing slight delays for DDU, not DDP deliveries, where there is an IOSS number. Average delivery times of 5-8 day are now taking 8-11 days. We encourage all customers to have their IOSS number as this helps with improving the clearance process to deliver into the EU.

EU

Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.

Freight Forwarding Update:

Sea freight - Asia to north America

We’ve seen a slight drop in pricing for LCL and FCL, however rates are still elevated. 

Space: We continue to experience space issues with most carriers

Booking: We recommend booking well and truly in advance (5-6 weeks), we cannot guarantee that the space will always be available.

Sea Freight - Asia- Europe

Rates are still at record highs, although they have gone down slightly. 

Space: Continues to be a concern

Booking: We recommend booking well and truly in advance (5-6 weeks).

Sea Freight - Asia - Australia

Pricing is still relatively elevated.

Space: Continues to be a concern

Booking: We recommend booking in advance (4-5 weeks).

Air freight

COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact services and limit capacities globally.

Direct injection

B360 has its own Direct Injection network that runs from Sydney to the US, Hong Kong to Europe, Hong Kong to Australia and Hong Kong to the US. These channels are still very reliable, with transit times on average being 4-8 days, we see no changes as per the SLAs at this time.

To learn more about any of our updates or to make carrier changes, please reach out to us today.