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PART III-Section 4

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TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2001

No. TAMP/<>9/2000-COPT.—-In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 48 of the Maior Port

Trusts Act, 1963 (38 ot 1963), theTanft Authority for Major Ports hereby amends the existing Scale of Rates

of the Cochin Port Trust, as in the Order appended hereto

SCHEDULE

f»- r M?| T^pfl9/200Q.COPT

The Cochin Port Trust (COPT)

• • •

Applicant

ORDER

(Passed on this 5th day of January 2001)

This case relates to a proposal from the Cochin Port Trust

(COPT) for an amendment in Its Scale of Rates with respect to stuffing /

destuffing charges of part containers.

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2.1.

Tho COPT in its proposal has stated that the Central Board of

Excise and Customs (CBEC) recently granted permission to the Shipping

Llnes/Agents/MTOS/NVOCCS/Freight forwarders/consolidator for networking

of Less Container Load (LCL) boxes in Gateway ports. As a result, there will

be requested to stuff or destuff half-a-contalner or to discharge part cargo from

a container to top up the container.

2.2.

The present Scale of Rates of the Port does not specify charges

for stuffing/destuffing half-a-container. Therefore, the COPT has proposed to

levy

half

of

the

stuffing/destuffing

charges

of

full

containers

for

stuffing/destuffing half containers. This proposal was approved by the COPT

Board on 30 August 2000.

2.3.

The COPT has proposed insertion of the following rates and

conditions in Its Scale of Rates:

Stuffing/Destuffing half-of 20' containers

-

Rs. 1150/-

Stuffing/Destuffing half-of 40'containers

-

Rs.1875/-

Note For the purpose of stuffing/destuffing a part container any portion of a

container 50% or less than 50% wilt be treated as half-a-container.

However, if a container is to be topped up or stuffed/destuffed more

than 50%, it shall be treated as a full container for the purpose of

levying stuffing/destuffing charges.

3.

A copy of the proposal was circulated to the concerned

representative bodies of port users for their comments.

The comments

received from the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Cochin Custom

House Agents' Association (CCHAA) are summarised below:

The Shipping Corporation of India fSCIl

They applaud the proactive approach of the COPT and agree with the

proposal.

The Cochin Custom House Agent's Association (CCHAA)

They fully support the recommendation and state that the fixing of

reduced charges for stuffing/destuffing part containers would go a long

way in augmenting the export/import trade through the Cochin port.

4.

A joint hearing in this case was held on 19 December 2000 in

Cochin. During the joint hearing, the representatives of the SCI, INSA, CSAA,

CSLA and CCHAA endorsed the proposal whole-heartedly.

5.1.

The COPT deserves appreciation for immediately coming up with

a proposal to introduce a new rate with reference to the new arrangement for

stuffing/destuffing of containers at Gateway Ports approved by the CBCE. It is

also one of the few cases in which users have whole-heartedly endorsed the

proposal of a Port Trust,

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5.2.

The

COPT

has

proposed

50%

of

the

charges

for

stuffing/destuffing of full containers for a similar service to half containers. This

approach is found to be reasonable.

5.3.

Since the CBCE circular is commonly applicable to all the Ports,

the Authority may have to introduce a similar tariff arrangement for

stuffing/destuffing part containers at all the major ports.

6.

In the result, and the reasons given above, and based on a

collective application of mind, the Authority approves the proposal of the COPT

and amends the existing Scale of Rates of the COPT to insert the following

rates and conditions under the heading ' Rates of container handling

operations':

ti

20'

40'

Stuffing/destuffing half-a-container

Rs.1150.00

Rs. 1876.00

Note: For th« purpose of stuffing/destuffing a part container, 50% or less

than 50% of a container will be treated as half-a-container. If a

container Is, however, to be topped up or stuffed/destuffed more

than 50%, It shall be treated as a full container for the purpose of

levying stufflng/destuftlng charges."

S. SATHYAM, Chairman

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