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PORT CONGESTION NOTICE FROM CWC

07/03/08

Dear Customer,
Attached please find message received from C.W.C
Due to certain problems in the port there is a huge congestion on the roads trading to the port which has led to delay in movement of containers and shut out
Please inform all concerned
Regret the inconvenience caused
Thanks & Best Regards


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Weight limitation on German roads

December 09 2006

please be informed that effective from 1st of January 2007 German Authorities announced that there will be a strict control of weightlimitation. This means that all trucks which are overloaded will get heavily fined. Truckers will not longer accept overloaded units and/or charge all fines resulting out of these circumstances directly to party who ordered the transport.

For your guidance, please note that the weight limitation on German roads is 40 Tons, including Truck and Chassis. This is ruled by the German road worthy certificate (Straßenverkehrszulassungs-Ordnung - StVZO §34 Abs. 6).

Deducting the tare weight of the Truck and the Chassis, the a.m. 40 metric tons leave a grossweight of 26 mtons incl. tare of the container, that can be carried.

Containers which are above this weight limit may not be accepted for on-carriage / shunting. All costs and consequences arising out of this are for account of Forwarders / CHA / Booking Agent / Shipper / Brokers etc.

All fines / fees etc. arising out of overloading or miss-declaration of weight will be accounted for accordingly.

All extra costs, for special equipment (heavy lift truck, etc) and other special treatment (such as special permit from road authorities, routing requirements involving extra kilometres, possible stripping & reloading of unit etc.), will also be charged via the Line.

Just for your kind information, please note that this weight limitation is already in force, it will only be a strict control.

Request to take a note of it and strictly adhere to it by not allowing / accepting units exceeding the above mentioned grossweight.


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Port Rashid, Dubai

December 09 2006

Please note with effect from 15th Dec. 2006, our CFS activity from Port Rashid, Dubai would be stopped / withdrawn, as Port and Cutoms of Dubai, advised us to vacate the premises for development of Maritime city.

In view of the above, please do not book any cargoes / containers for Dubai Discharge (Port Rashid)with effect from 15th Dec. 2006. Thus all the cargoes shall be book for Jebel Ali only.

No additional free time / free delivery will be given to any customer / consignees, hence adhere to standard free time of 7 days from General landing date.


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New regulations at Brazilian ports

December 09 2006

Pls be advised as per new regulations at Brazilian ports, bills of lading cannot be released with Consignee "To order" hence request you to kindly furnish the actual consignees full style address and contact details.


Movement of Heavy Import/Export Containers between CFS Mulund to Gateway Ports

February 06 2006

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SC Judgement on Overloaded vehicles

February 06 2006

Dear Sir,

As you must be aware about the Supreme courts judgement on overload weight in vehicles,we would like to enlighten you with the following points,
The salient features of the judgment are:

  1. The state Govt's have been ordered NOT to allow overloaded vehicles to pass through the state.
  2. The RTO should offload the excess cargo at the checkpoint at the cost and risk of the consignor,transporter and the owner of the truck.
  3. penalty of Rs.3000 for the first tonne and Rs.1000 per tonne thereafter
  4. Kindly note that the consignor will also be held liable in case the vehicle is overloaded.
Kindly co-operate with us in abiding by these orders,failing which,we shall not be responsible for any penalties thereafter.

Thanking you,
Yours Truly


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Morcha at Nhava Sheva on 06th Jan 2006

January 05 2006


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Message received from our UAE agents

January 05 2006

Dear All,

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has died.
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Government/10009403.html

Please take a note of below the msg rcvd from our UAE agents.
Dear All,
Due to above reason we will remain closed from Thursday 5th Jan 2006 to Saturday 7th Jan 2006.
We will open on Sunday 8th Jan 2006.

We will be again closed for Eid Holidays from Monday 9th Jan 2006 to Wednesday 11th Jan 2006.

Pls note that due to above holidays we may expect lot of delays in release of local cargo and oncarriage of transshipment cargo which is beyond our control.

Pls do inform about above to all office staff and other concern parties.

Regards.
YUSUF A TIMALIA


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