Shifting of a vessel to outer anchorage without port clearance - Customs - 71/2008

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA SHEVA TALUKA URAN DIST. RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA 400707 F.No. S/3-GEN-3394/08 IMPORT NOTING Date: 30.09.2008 Public Notice No. 71/2008 Sub : Shifting of a vessel to outer anchorage without port clearance. Attention of Master of Ships, Owners of Ships, Shipping Agents, Shipping Companies, Members of Trade and all concerned is invited towards situations necessitating shifting of a vessel to outer anchorage without port clearance. 2. Representation has been received to the effect that due to congestion at the Port terminals and delay in the arrival of certain vessels for the allocated berth at scheduled window time, the terminals have to reschedule berthing of vessels at any slack time in between other vessels berthing window. Such delayed vessels have to be moved out to outer anchorage by the vessels operators and subsequently reberth at another convenient time to complete her discharge/loading operations for the said IGM/Rotation No. It is not feasible to obtain a Port Clearance for such shifting since the vessel is to be reberthed for completion of discharge/loading operations for the same IGM No./Rotation No. A request has been made for permission to shift such vessels to outer anchorage without Port Clearance formalities and rebirthing for further discharge/loading of Cargo. 3. Upon careful consideration of the request , it has been decided to grant permission for shifting of a vessel to outer anchorage without port clearance on case to case basis, subject to the following procedure. (i) An application for moving the ship to outer anchorage shall be submitted by the Shipping Line/Shipping Agent concerned to the Boarding Officer in the proforma, as at Annexure A, (ii) The application shall be accompanied by permission granted by the respective Port terminal for shifting/reberthing, (iii) The concerned Shipping Line/Shipping Operators give an undertaking to the effect that they will discharge all liabilities as per law and complete all documentation/formalities and obtain and valid Port Clearance, before sailing of ship in case the ship has to sail directly from outer anchorage. (iv) The Ships Bonded Stores and other Customs sealed items shall be kept intact till the vessel is reberthed and final Port Clearance granted. 4. The application shall be processed for granting necessary permission by Assistant Commissioner (Preventive General). 5. All Master of Ships, Owners of Ships, Shipping Agent, Shipping Companies, Members of Trade and all concerned are required to comply with this Public Notice scrupulously and any failure for non compliance will be acted upon , as deemed fit, as per law. Sd/-30.09.08 (Sanjeev Behari) Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House ANNEXURE A On Shipping Agent letterhead. Date: To, The Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Preventive General Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva. Sub : Shifting of a vessel to outer anchorage without port clearance Subject: Vessel _____________ Voyage_____ Via no._____ Rot no._____ IGM No._____ Please allow the subject vessel to shift to outer anchorage from JNPT/NSICT/GTIPL/BPCL berth no. _______ as she has to wait for re-berthing to complete her cargo operations as declared. Permission of Port terminal is enclosed. We, as Vessel agent, undertake that we will discharge all liabilities as per law and all office documentation/formalities shall be completed and due and valid Port Clearance is obtained before sailing of ship in case the ship does not rebirth and sails directly from outward anchorage. If the vessel reberths, such shifting record will be linked in the file of Port Clearance and necessary formalities will be completed, as laid down in Public Notice No. 71 dated 30.09.2008. Authorised Signatory As Agents Name of Shipping Line Date :