At 12:00 a.m. of July 8, in Zhoushan port, Xinggang International Shipping Agency Company employee Zhang Dong was finally relaxed, saying “Thanks to expedite inspection by the Customs, our cargos on the ship were released before the upcoming typhoon, otherwise we may suffer big loss.”

Carrying 642 TEUs of goods, the ship “Hongcheng” berthed at the port on the morning of July 8. As scheduled, it would head to its next station Fuzhou. Considering that the typhoon “Nepartak” is upcoming, Zhoushan Customs House (affiliated to Hangzhou Customs District) quickly opened a “special channel” for expedite clearance with additional officers assigned to inspect the ship. Two officers worked every minute at counting and inspection and finally finished clearance in time, helping the ship leave smoothly before the typhoon.

This year's No. One typhoon “Nepartak” was strong and fierce. From July 8, it would gradually impact the southeast coast ofZhejiangProvince, making flood prevention more arduous. Therefore, Hangzhou Customs made the following efforts. It launched emergency plans at every port and set “emergency windows” providing fast clearance channel. Under the precondition of safety, it assigned officers to work overtime for expedite clearance of ships and cargos that would be affected by the typhoon. Meanwhile, it further contacted with ship agencies, customs brokers and port administrations to provide reservation service, thus minimizing adverse impacts by the typhoon on port customs clearance. On July 7 alone, Hangzhou Customs conducted expedite inspection and clearance formalities for 15 inbound and outbound ships, helping enterprises finish import and export before port closure.

Customs officers were doing expedite inspection at the shipside.

Before typhoon, the container liner worked overnight to avoid demurrage.