We have been informed that from 01.29.2017 all activities within the Port of Limassol will be processed by three private companies – investors, DP WORLD, EUROGATE & P & O OCEAN MARINE, instead of the Ports Authority.

Therefore the Limassol port will be closed from 27th January 2017 in the afternoon until the 29th January 2017 and reopened on 01.30.2017 time 7:00 a.m.

The above transition period may create problems and delays, so we ask for your understanding.

All Container Terminal Operations from Doha Port are to be migrated to Hamad Port with effect from 1st December 2016.

Read the full announcement from Qatar Ports Management Company here.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

You may have heard about the recent financial problems surrounding Hanjin, which have been reported in many journals, including the Wall Street Times and Reuters, Information can also be found by following these links:

http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=212844

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hanjin-shipping-debt-idUSKCN11603N?il=0

In order to maintain service continuity, any current bookings that we have with Hanjin have now been placed with alternative carriers for both import and export.

All overseas partners are aware of all up and coming arrivals, and these will be treated on a case by case basis as they arrive.

We hope that you found this information beneficial and take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support.

Please feel free to contact us for any further assistance.

Principal contact at Globelink Fallow:
MARK FLATT – 01708 677159 (ddi)
mark.flatt@globelink-fallow.com

Globelink Fallow Limited

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The new regulation covering the SOLAS convention for the Safety of Life at Sea will come into force from July 1st 2016.

In accordance with the new regulations, the responsibility for obtaining and documenting the VGM of a packed container lies with the shipper shown on the master ocean B/L. As we are shown as the shipper on the master ocean B/L on groupage containers, we will now be responsible to provide a VGM (Verified Gross Mass) certificate to the ocean carrier in order to meet the SOLAS and port regulations.

We will be utilising the services of the port authorities to issue the necessary VGM under method 1 (Container Weighing) of the regulations and submitting this through our existing connections with the port community systems, CNS and Destin8.

As we will be having the containers weighed under method 1, we will not require an individual VGM certificate for your LCL shipments. We assume that the weight that you submit to us is correct and includes the packing of the cargo. It is vital that the weight submitted to us is accurate, if in the unlikely event that a container is found to be over its plated weight that container will have to be stopped and stripped and all cargo check weighed, if any shipper have been subsequently found to have mis declared the gross weight then all associated costs will be for that shippers account.

Please be advised that we will be charging a SOLAS/VGM administration fee of £4.00 per HB/L for all
LCL cargo booked with us on sailings on or after 1st July 2016.

Please feel free to contact us should you require any further information or clarification on the new SOLAS rules.

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Principal SOLAS contact
At Globelink Fallow:
MARK FLATT – 01708 677159 (ddi)
mark.flatt@globelink-fallow.com

Globelink Fallow Limited

Egypt is implementing new customs rules as from February 1st 2016 to prevent smuggling and misdeclaring of cargo values in an attempt to avoid customs duties.
For more information please read the below pdf documents.

Egypt Ministerial Decrees 911 & 922

Egypt Decree 202

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has amended the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to require, as a condition for loading a packed container onto a ship for export, that the container has a verified weight. The Shipper is responsible for the verification of the packed container’s weight. This requirement will become legally effective on July 1, 2016. After that date, it would be a violation of SOLAS to load a packed container onto a vessel if the vessel operator and marine terminal operator do not have a verified container weight.

Requirements:

• • The Shipper (listed as shipper in the bill of lading or sea waybill) is responsible for providing the VGM to the carrier in reasonable time prior to vessel loading.
• • The VGM (Verified Gross Mass) consists of cargo weight including packaging and dunnage (securing) materials and tare weight of container.
• • The Carrier is responsible for relaying the VGM to its terminal.
• • Container means standard containers, tank containers, flat racks and bulk containers.
• • The NVOCC is the shipper vis-à-vis the carrier and, therefore, responsible for providing the VGM to the carrier.
• • The Data to be provided to the carrier consists of the VGM and the shipper’s (Individual’s) authorized signature (can be electronic). Local/national Laws/Rules might require additional data, processes or documents (e.g. weighing note).
• • The Scale used for weighing has to be calibrated/certified in accordance with local/national Rules.
• • There are two Methodologies for calculating the VGM:
  • ○ Weigh the packed/laden container
  • ○ Weigh all packages, packaging and dunnage material and add the tare weight of the container
• • Carriers WILL NOT LOAD containers without having VGM

For further information, please see the Maritime and Coastguard Agency website – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

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