Corona virus update in the Netherlands, Europe and worldwide

Update 13 January 2021: update measures

During our Prime Minister's press conference it was decided that the lockdown announced on 15 December 2020 will be extended to 9 February 2021. The main reason for extending the lockdown is the high number of infections in combination with the continuing high pressure on healthcare. For our organisation, this means that additional measures apply within our offices for staff, suppliers and visitors. These measures will remain in place within our offices in Tilburg, Hoogvliet and Schiphol until further notice. Below you can read a summary of the most important measures.

General ground rules for everyone

• Keep a minimum distance of 1.5 metres, do not shake hands and wash your hands regularly.
• Avoid crowded places, both indoors and outdoors.

Stay at home in case of complaints

• Stay home and get tested.
• If a housemate has Corona or, in addition to mild Corona symptoms, he/she also has a fever or suffers from shortness of breath - then you also stay at home.
• Stay at home if you have been in close contact with someone with Corona. This means that you have been in the vicinity of someone with Corona for at least 15 minutes within 1.5 metres.

Work at home

We comply with the government's request to "work at home unless there is no other option" as much as possible. We realise that for a significant proportion of our employees, working from home is not an option. Everyone who works in one of our branches is subject to the mouth guard obligation, keeping their distance and, of course, the basic rules.

Internal and external meetings

• For all meetings within our MOL Logistics branches, there is a maximum of 2 people (in total) in one room. The 1.5 metre distance must always be observed and the rules concerning the use of mouth masks must be adhered to when moving. Try to keep such meetings and customer visits to a minimum and replace them, where possible, with meetings via video calling.
• A maximum group size of 2 persons also applies in the outdoor areas around our premises. Here, too, the 1.5-metre distance must be observed at all times.
• As stated earlier, we maintain the measure that drivers do not have access to our premises other than to the counter at shipping.
• Permanent service providers (such as the cleaning service, customs, parcel services/postal services etc.) have access to our premises and wear a mouth mask as shown above.
• All visitors are required to register, including a health check.
• Any exceptions to the above rule should only be made with the express consent of the MT.

Mouthguard obligation

Wearing a mouth mask is compulsory within our facilities in the following situations:

• All warehouse employees wear a mouth mask when carrying out their work and when moving to and from the canteen.
• You must wear a mouth mask when moving around within our buildings. You may remove your mouth mask as soon as you sit at your desk or at any other work/meeting place.
• All drivers who report to the shipping desk wear a mouth mask.
• All other visitors (including regular suppliers and customers) must wear a mouth mask when moving around our premises. This also applies when they carry out work within our premises that is not done at a fixed workplace.

The mouth masks are provided by MOL Logistics and are available through the manager or through fixed distribution points within our office spaces.

Private:

• Stay at home as much as possible, don't host more than 2 people, children up to 12 years old don't count.
• Wear a mouth mask whenever possible and maintain a distance of 1.5 metres to avoid contamination.

MOL Logistics still adheres to the guidelines of the RIVM. In this way, we keep transport and logistics as safe as possible for our employees, partners and clients.

Of course, we will continue to serve you with your transport and logistics. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Only together can we get Corona under control.

Update 15 October 2020: tightening of measures

At the press conference on 13 October 2020, the government announced stricter measures for the time ahead. The virus is still not under control and the number of infections has unfortunately been increasing recently. For our organisation, this means that additional measures apply within our offices, for staff, suppliers and visitors. These measures will remain in place until further notice at our offices in Tilburg, Hoogvliet and Schiphol. Below you can read a summary of the most important measures.

General ground rules for everyone

• Keep a minimum distance of 1.5 metres, do not shake hands and wash your hands regularly.
• Avoid crowded places.

Mouthguard obligation

Wearing a mouth mask is recommended. mandatory within our branches in the following situations:

• All warehouse employees wear a mouth mask when carrying out their work and when moving to and from the canteen.
• You must wear a mouth mask when moving around within our buildings. You may remove your mouth mask as soon as you sit at your desk or at any other work/meeting place.
• All drivers who report to the shipping desk wear a mouth mask.
• All other visitors (including regular suppliers and customers) must wear a mouth mask when moving around our premises. This also applies when they carry out work within our premises that is not done at a fixed workplace.

The mouth masks are provided by MOL Logistics and are available through managers or through fixed distribution points within our office spaces.

In case of complaints:

• Stay home and get tested.
• If one of your housemates additionally suffers from respiratory distress or has a fever, all housemates must stay at home until it has been established that the housemate in question has been tested negative (read: has no corona).

Work at home

We comply with the government's request to "work at home unless there is no other option" as much as possible. We realise that for a significant proportion of our employees, working from home is not an option. Everyone who works at one of our locations is subject to the above-mentioned requirement to wear a mouth mask and, of course, the basic rules.

Internal and external meetings

• For all meetings within our MOL Logistics branches, there is a maximum of 4 people (in total) in one room. The 1.5 metre distance must always be observed and the rules concerning the use of mouth masks must be adhered to when moving. Try to keep such meetings and customer visits to a minimum and replace them, where possible, with meetings via video calling.
• Also on the outside areas around our premises, a maximum group size of 4 persons applies. Here, too, the 1.5-metre distance must be observed.
• We maintain the measure that drivers do not have access to our premises other than to the counter at shipping.
• Permanent service providers (such as the cleaning service, customs, parcel services/postal services etc.) have access to our premises and wear a mouth mask as shown above.
• All visitors are required to register, including a health check.

Only if we all keep to the standards set will we hopefully manage to get the Corona virus under control.

Update 8 June 2020: relaxation measures

In the meantime, we have noticed a decrease in the number of infections in various countries. That is, of course, good news! The measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are being phased out in almost all European countries. Nevertheless, measures to prevent a new outbreak wave still apply throughout Europe. For example, you should keep enough distance from others and face masks are often mandatory on public transport and in shops.

Update 26 March 2020: accessibility Italy and Europe

As the Corona outbreak in Italy is getting worse, the Italian government announced a new package of very strict measures. The most important measure is to close down all production plants with immediate effect (except for some important and urgent sectors such as chemicals and medical devices). Trucks are still allowed to drive through, but this decision has an impact on the availability of trucks for loading and unloading. Many companies have already closed their doors and many more will do so after 25 March. Italian companies are still allowed to receive and ship goods until this date in order to fulfil their last, ongoing commercial orders.

The increasingly stringent measures are unfortunately causing many delays and capacity problems, not only in Italy but also in the rest of Europe. Also, certain destinations are more difficult or even impossible to reach (in some cases, not even by dedicated transport) and transit times are getting longer and longer. Unfortunately, the continuing reduction in capacity, delays en route and other factors also significantly increase the cost of transport.

Of course, together with our partners, we will continue to support you as much as possible with the transport of your goods. We will keep you informed as much as possible about your current and planned shipments, lead times as well as expected cost increases.