- 11 January 2021
Service Announcement | Chinese New Year 2021
Chinese New Year is known as the Spring Festival, the most important Chinese traditional festival. According to the Chinese 12-year animal zodiac cycle, 2021 is a year of the Ox. People born in the Year of the Ox are loyal, honest, responsible, and hard-working.
The most common Chinese greetings over the holiday period are Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin) and Gong Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese).
2021 Chinese New Year is coming soon, the public holidays for our team in Asia are as follows:
• 11-17th Feb, China CLOSED
• 12-15th Feb, Hong Kong CLOSED
• 12-13th Feb, Malaysia & Singapore CLOSED
• 10-16th Feb, Taiwan & Vietnam CLOSED
• 11-13th Feb, Korea CLOSED
* Normal working - Japan & Thailand team
In order to make the sailing before CNY please follow the below guidelines. If possible, the earlier we receive the booking the better.
Latest booking date before CNY 2021
| Branch | Air | LCL | FCL | Days off | Back to work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3Feb | 20Jan | 20Jan | 11-17Feb | 18Feb |
| Hong Kong | 3Feb | 20Jan | 20Jan | 12-15Feb | 16Feb |
| Malaysia | 10Feb | 20Jan | 20Jan | 12-13Feb | 15Feb |
| Korea | 3Feb | 20Jan | 20Jan | 11-13Feb | 15Feb |
| Singapore | 3Feb | 20Jan | 20Jan | 12-13Feb | 15Feb |
| Taiwan | 3Feb | 20Jan | 20Jan | 10-16Feb | 17Feb |
| Vietnam | 3Feb | 20Jan | 20Jan | 10-16Feb | 17Feb |
| Japan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Thailand | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The guidelines are for reference, subject to any change without prior notice. If you have any question or special requestsy, please contact your Mainfreight local team directly.