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Issue No. 005 — 2020

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GTO MEMBER MESSAGE
// HONG KONG ( China ) _________________________
Toni Wong with TRANSAREA CHINA LIMITED in Hong Kong, has prepared a message and has asked to have it shared with all GTO Members and GTO Agents worldwide GTO HQ is pleased to be of assistance.

Dear GTO Partners,
 
We hope everyone is staying safe & healthy.
 
We would like to update you with regard to the current situation of air transport in Hong Kong during the Pandemic of the coronavirus.
 
The Pandemic seems to be under control in Hong Kong. There are only three new local cases recorded, plus 27 new imported cases in the past 28 days. At present, secondary schools are scheduled to resume next week and business activities are going back to normal gradually under certain regulations of social distancing.
 
For air transport in Hong Kong, the number of flights fell by 75.5 % in April, with a drop of 99.5% passenger recorded. Choice of airline service is extremely limited at the moment due to cancellation of passenger flights. Airlines are unable to confirm the frequency, departure dates, routing and transit time even at the time of booking.
 
Moreover, the air freight cost has raised by multiples since February on weekly or even daily basis. The high market price even allows the local flagship airline, Cathay Pacific, to
launch cargo-only passenger flights in response to the surge demand.
 
The air freight cost is expected to be maintained at a high level in the next few months unless the lockdown is relaxed globally. We highly suggest checking with your customers for any new air freight orders in advance and informing Transarea. It would be very helpful to both of us by securing the space and allowing us to negotiate with airlines as early as possible.
 
At the same time, we would welcome a brief overview from each of your companies about recent changes in
trucking, customs clearance, routing & flight schedules in your countries. The information will be very useful to us to explain the situations to our clients and to be able to suggest to them new plans for the shipments beforehand.
 
Thank you taking the time to review our message. To the benefit of all of our friends worldwide, we are very hopeful this Pandemic ends soon for the sake of everyone.

We also wish to take this opportunity to say hello on behalf of our branch office in Shanghai. Meanwhile, p lease feel free to let us know in case any assistance is required.
 
Best regards,
 
Toni Wong
Customer Service Department
TRANSAREA CHINA LIMITED
Hong Kong
Email: tahkg@netvigator.com

MESSAGE FROM GTO HQ
__________________________
At last local governmental authorities in Houston and Texas have lifted the
" stay at home " rules they have had in place for two months due to the covid-19 Pandemic.

GTO HQ has been communicating
regularly with GTO Members and GTO Agents throughout the world. We have learned most locations around the world are in similar situations as air freight is barely functioning and sea freight has substantially dropped
due to lack of cargo.

On the positive side, GTO Members and GTO Agents are reporting they are going to survive this terrible ordeal but recovery will be slow. As we know, it actually depends on the rate of recovery of our import and export clients. Both importers and exporters worldwide are in the process of carefully restoring supply chains as they monitor economic recovery on a global basis.

Also on the positive side, we are monitoring gradual recovery from covid-19 globally. We are holding our breath, so to speak, as we observe signs of improvement in a growing number of locations around the world.

Last but certainly not least, we are copied daily on communications between GTO Members and some GTO Agents and the number of quotes is steadily increasing and cargo is moving. It is a huge relief for us to see such activities. The very strong and mutually rewarding relationships between GTO Members is clearly evident of our sold foundation as a network that has remained strong
despite this historic interruption of civilization on a worldwide basis.
All GTO Members and GTO Agents and their families are in our thoughts and prayers as we all continue to move forward. We firmly have faith all of us will survive.

Best regards to all -

Darrell Summers, Sr.
Chairman
The GTO Network
Houston, Texas USA
Email: dgs@gtonet.org
GTO FAVORITE VIDEO
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A GTO Member located in Europe that has been in the GTO Network since we began in 1997 recently sent a personal message to GTO HQ.

The Managing Director of the GTO Member company said that one of the
important things we have to do as a global network during this terrible Pandemic is to stand by each other. We agree with that statement and selected a video with that message.

YouTube Video

UPCOMING HOLIDAY
// DURBAN ( South Africa ) __________________________
Ms. Ayesha Khan
Email: Ayesha@adbmcgregor.co.za
Ms. Ayesha Khan in DURBAN ( ADB McGregor & Co (Pty) Ltd ) has advised of an upcoming holiday for all of their offices throughout South Africa.

16 June, 2020 ( Tuesday )

GTO MEMBER MESSAGE
// PRAGUE ( Czech Republic)
__________________________
Mr. Vojtěch Hlaváč in PRAGUE ( Czech Republic ) ( Delta International Cargo s.r.o. ) has prepared a message and has asked to have it shared with all GTO Members and GTO Agents in locations throughout the world. GTO HQ is very pleased to be of assistance
with his request.

Hello from Prague to all of our fellow GTO Members and GTO Agents -

We hope that you, your colleagues, and families are safe and healthy in this difficult time.
 
We would like to inform you that the situation in the Czech Republic is not as dire as it was in the start of the epidemic, and we are all working hard to see a better tomorrow.
 
Air transport is still very limited, because many passenger flights are down as is the case in most parts of the world. However, flights are slowly returning to normal and we are now able to fly from Prague to Paris, Amsterdam, and Stockholm.
 
Also, all destinations serviced by Turkish airlines to Prague are in operation. They currently operate five flights per week, two of which are freighter flights.
 
There are no changes by regular RFS service which operates from Prague to FRA, VIE, AMS, and several other destinations. From here, your shipments can continue around the world.
 
We are very excited to continue our partnerships and alliances for the mutual betterment of our respective businesses. We are ready help you with any import and export needs
involving the Czech Republic.

While our company is an expert in connection with handlng import and export sea freight and all types of cargo moving via road transport, we are taking a moment to reach out to our fellow members and agents of the GTO Network to introduce some of our airfreight team. While buiness is slower than usual due to the terrible Pandemic, let's take a moment to mutually explore where we can work together in the future. We are going to need each other more than ever as pull everything back together to move into the future.
 
Please, don’t hesitate to ask us for pricing, shipment status, or any other inquiry.
 
Thank you and stay safe.

Together, we can do this ! 😊

Best regards to everyone-

Vojtěch Hlaváč
Airfreight Department

DELTA INTERNATIONAL CARGO s.r.o.
PRAGUE

Mr. Vojtěch Hlaváč
Airfreight Department
Ms. Tereza Maurerová
Airfreight Department
Mr. Tomáš Mastík
Airfreight Department
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