FS Reloading Blogs
Shipping Incident bulletin 15th June 2018
Direct Link Incident Bulletins are sent weekly with information about situations that affect postal distribution world wide. Direct Link Incident Bulletins are published here by permission from Direct Link. Thanks to Direct Link for this valuable service.
Direct Link Incident Bulletins are also available via email. Subscribe Here to get Direct Link Incident Bulletins sent to your email inbox.
This week’s bulletin contains updates about: France, Singapore, Sri Lanka and USA.
France
Start date: 12th June
End date: unknown
Due to heavy rain and flooding in Northern and Central France, delivery delays are to be expected in affected areas. Most heavily impacted areas are Rouen, Angers and Nantes.
Singapore
Start date: 11th June
End date: 15th June
Due to the scheduled meeting of Heads of States (Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un) to be held in Singapore, security restrictions have been put in place including several road blocks. As a result, shipments destined to Singapore may see delays between 11th June and 15th June.
Sri Lanka
Start date: 11th June
Expected End date: 29th June
Postal workers have decided to launch a continuous strike action in protest against the recruitment criteria. Distribution of letters and parcels, as well as the transportation of cargo, will be affected due to the trade union action.
USA
Start date: 12th June
Expected End date: 15th June
Hurricane Bud that is currently active in West of Mexico is now moving northwards into the United States. By the time it hits San Fransisco it is expected to decrease to a tropical storm. Due to the bad weather, delays can be expected in the upcoming weeks because of poor weather conditions.