Vol. XXXVII No. 81 kolkata: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - CCHAA
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Tel: 2475 2245, 2476 8938
Dir: 2474 0199, Fax: 2476 0757
E-mail: kolkata@exim-india.com
Internet: http://www.eximin.net
Vol. XXXVII No. 81 kolkata: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7.00
2 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Tel: 2475 2245, 2476 8938
Dir: 2474 0199, Fax: 2476 0757
E-mail: kolkata@exim-india.com
Internet: http://www.eximin.net
Vol. XXXVII No. 81 kolkata: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7.00
Orient Express Lines Singapore India-Bangladesh trade through Petrapole-
announces corporate name change Benapole border in West Bengal resumes
to Straits Orient Lines Singapore Exim News Service West Bengal authority opened
Kolkata, July 7 the border after Bangladesh sent
Renaming reflects the company’s regional focus I n d i a - B a n g l a d es h an emergency letter to New Delhi
and strengths, honouring the historically rich trade through the Pe- seeking the Central govern-
trapole-Benapole border in ment’s intervention, said Ban-
trade network of this region West Bengal has resumed gladesh Foreign Minister Mr
Exim News Service after the state government A. K. Abdul Momen, as per a
Singapore, July 7 opened the border for Ban- report.
O rient Express Lines
Singapore, a home-grown
shipping company, has com-
July 1, 2020.
With this renaming, the
company is affirming its regional
gladeshi lorries following its
closure due to Covid-19. The
India had allowed export
( Continued on page 10)
menced operating under its
new name Straits Orient Lines
focus within Asia’s dynamic
and rapidly expanding markets. The Risky Exporter issue
Singapore (SOL), effective ( Continued on page 8) Khalid M. Khan, Regional Chairman-Western Region, FIEO
The CBIC has asked the T h e
GST risk management wing to C B I C ,
conduct supply chain analysis which had
to identify risky major suppliers in Janu-
to exporters and share it with ary issued
jurisdictional field officers. a Standard
To m i t i g a t e t h e r i s k , Operating
the CBIC has taken measures Procedure
to apply stringent risk param- Mr Khalid M. Khan
( S O P )
eters-based checks, and the t o be fol-
lowed by such exporters, has
Also see pages 6 & 7 now asked G S T a n d Cus-
consignment of such exporters toms Zonal Principal Chief
in risky category are subject to Commissioners to forward all
100% Customs examinations pending verification reports to
and their refunds kept in abey- DGARM.
Mr Mahesh Sivaswamy, Chairman & CEO, Transworld Group Singapore ance. ( Continued on page 10)
4 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
veSSelS at bertH iN KDS at KpD, NSD/MHC, CpY, Sagar roaD, DD. Hrb. & buDge-buDge
MHC/NSD SteaMer’S NaMe ageNtS MHC/NSD SteaMer’S NaMe ageNtS MHC/NSD SteaMer’S NaMe ageNtS
MHC Sinar Pomalaa (V. 046) Samudera NSD Danu Bhum (V. 434E) Chakiat Shipg Services NSD SSL Chennai (V. 157) Shreyas Shipg & Logis
veSSelS at bertH iN HalDia DoCK CoMpleX
FSL Singapore (V. 007S) Far Shipping (I)
feeder services ex- kolkata/haldia
tanjung pelepas / sIngapORe / pORt Klang
eta etD SteaMer’S NaMe voY. ageNtS/liNe e. r. No. v. C. N. reaDY DoCK eta eta eta
port port No. & Date StuffiNg CloSiNg ptp SiNg p. KlaNg
K-In Port (02/07) 10/07 SINAR POMALAA 046 Samudera / Samudera 197574-17/06 CCU12000198 LOADING CLOSED — 16/07 —
K-In Port (07/07) 10/07 DANU BHUM 434E Chakiat Shipg Services / RCL Feeders 196388-29/06 CCU12000242 LOADING CLOSED — — 15/07
K-08/07 10/07 GUANG PING 016 Samudera / Samudera 198061-24/06 CCU12000222 MHC 08/07 — 15/07 —
H-08/07 H-09/07 OEL FORTUNE 2010S TGLS (I) / SOL 198280-27/06 HAL12000451 HALDIA H-CLOSED — 18/07 17/07
K-10/07 K-13/07 CCU12000227 MHC K-08/07
K-09/07 K-11/07 KOTA RIA KRIA0474E PIL (I) / ACL 198341-29/06 CCU12000247 MHC K-08/07 — 18/07 —
H-12/07 H-13/07 HAL12000449 HALDIA H-11/07
K-09/07 12/07 X-PRESS MEGHNA 20012 BTL (I) / BTL 198733-02/07 CCU12000248 MHC 08/07 — — 17/07
H-10/07 H-11/07 KOTA TENAGA KTNG0101E PIL (I) / ACL 198096-24/06 — — — — 20/07 —
K-12/07 K-14/07 CCU12000229 CPY K-08/07
H-15/07 H-15/07 HAL12000431 HALDIA H-10/07
K-11/07 13/07 SINAR PENIDA 030 Samudera / Samudera 198354-29/06 CCU12000237 MHC 11/07 — 18/07 —
K-14/07 16/07 X-PRESS YAMUNA 20012 Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders 198788-03/07 CCU12000251 MHC 14/07 — 21/07 —
K-14/07 16/07 REINHARD SCHEPERS 068E Far Shipping (I) / Far Shipping 198922-06/07 CCU12000258 MHC 14/07 — — 21/07
H-14/07 H-15/07 ASIATIC CLOUD 2009S TGLS (I) / SOL 198957-07/07 CCU12000264 — K-14/07 — 24/07 23/07
K-16/07 K-19/07 — —
K-15/07 18/07 SUPA BHUM 074E Chakiat Shipg Services / RCL Feeders — — — 15/07 — — 24/07
K-16/07 18/07 KOTA tabah KTBH0879E PIL (I) / ACL 198737-03/07 CCU12000262 — 14/07 — 23/07 —
K-18/07 20/07 MTT PENGERANG 001 Samudera / Samudera — — — 18/07 — 25/07 —
K-18/07 21/07 X-PRESS GANGES 0SI4CS1NC BTL (I) / BTL 198023-23/06 — — 18/07 — 27/07 26/07
COLOMBO
eta etD SteaMer’S NaMe voY. ageNtS/liNe e. r. No. v. C. N. reaDY DoCK eta
port port No. & Date StuffiNg CloSiNg COLOMBO
H-In Port (07/07) 08/07 FSL SINGAPORE 007S Far Shipping (I) / Far Shipping 197662-18/06 HAL12000378 LOADING CLOSED 13/07
H-08/07 09/07 OEL COLOMBO SC028R MSC (I) / MSC 197856-22/06 HAL12000440 HALDIA 08/07 13/07
K-08/07 11/07 BLPL BLESSING 2013W TGLS (I) / SOL 198303-28/06 CCU12000233 CPY CLOSED 15/07
H-10/07 11/07 RHL AURORA SH028R MSC (I) / MSC 198287-27/06 HAL12000460 HALDIA 10/07 15/07
K-12/07 K-15/07 FSL KELANG 004S Far Shipping (I) / Far Shipping 198884-06/07 CCU12000257 MHC K-12/07 20/07
H-16/07 H-17/07 HAL12000488 HALDIA H-16/07
K-13/07 15/07 HERMANN SCHEPERS 20013 Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders 198792-03/07 CCU12000253 MHC 13/07 20/07
H-14/07 16/07 RHL ASTRUM SH029R MSC (I) / MSC — — — 14/07 20/07
K-14/07 17/07 OEL INDIA SK029R MSC (I) / MSC 198929-06/07 CCU12000260 CPY 14/07 21/07
K-14/07 K-17/07 OEL PROGRESS 2013W TGLS (I) / SOL 198843-04/07 CCU12000254 MHC K-13/07 23/07
H-18/07 H-19/07 HAL12000509 — —
K-15/07 18/07 CONT SHIP HUB SK028R MSC (I) / MSC 198142-25/06 CCU12000225 CPY 15/07 22/07
CHITTAGONG / PANGAON
eta etD SteaMer’S NaMe voY. ageNtS/liNe e. r. No. v. C. N. reaDY DoCK eta eta
port port No. & Date StuffiNg CloSiNg CHITTAGONG PANGAON
K-10/07 12/07 X-PRESS GODAVARI 20013 Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders 198249-26/06 CCU12000236 MHC 10/07 14/07
K-10/07 12/07 SHEJYOTI 013 Pennon / CJ Darcl 198742-03/07 CCU12000249 MHC 10/07 14/07 —
H-11/07 13/07 SSL KOCHI 185 Shreyas Shipg & Logs / Shreyas 197847-21/06 HAL12000420 HALDIA 11/07 15/07 —
K-11/07 14/07 ASIATIC MOON 29E GSL / BTL 198874-06/07 CCU12000255 MHC 11/07 16/07 —
K-14/07 K-15/07 TRANS SAMUDERA 022 Pennon / CJ Darcl 198441-29/06 CCU12000244 MHC K-10/07 19/07 —
H-16/07 H-17/07 HAL12000511 HALDIA H-16/07
K-18/07 20/07 MARIN TRUST - 1 037 Pennon / CJ Darcl — — — 18/07 22/07 —
PARADIP / VIZAG
eta etD SteaMer’S NaMe voY. ageNtS/liNe e. r. No. v. C. N. reaDY DoCK eta eta
port port No. & Date StuffiNg CloSiNg PARADIP VIZAG
H-10/07 12/07 SSL KUTCH 191 Shreyas Shipg & Logs / Shreyas 198329-29/06 HAL12000463 HALDIA 10/07 13/07 —
CHENNAI / PORT BLAIR / KRISHNAPATNAM
eta etD SteaMer’S NaMe voY. ageNtS/liNe e. r. No. v. C. N. reaDY DoCK eta eta eta
port port No. & Date StuffiNg CloSiNg CHENNAI P. BLAIR KRISHNAPATNAM
K-In Port (07/07) 10/07 SSL CHENNAI 157 Shreyas Shipg & Logs / Shreyas 198300-27/06 CCU12000235 LOADING CLOSED 13/07 — —
H-09/07 H-10/07 MCP SALZBURG 042 SCI / SCI 198797-03/07 — — H-09/07 — — 15/07
K-11/07 K-12/07 CCU12000252 CPY K-11/07
H-10/07 12/07 SSL KUTCH 191 Shreyas Shipg & Logs / Shreyas 198329-29/06 HAL12000463 HALDIA 10/07 15/07 — —
K-12/07 14/07 X-PRESS HOOGLY 20014 Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders 198878-06/07 CCU12000261 MHC 12/07 — — 16/07
H-14/07 H-15/07 MCP LINZ 040 SCI / SCI — — — H-14/07 — — 21/07
K-16/07 K-18/07 K-16/07
K-16/07 19/07 ASIATIC DAWN 017 Shreyas Shipg & Logs / Shreyas 197846-21/06 — — 16/07 21/07 — —
5 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
6 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
7 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
8 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
A.P. Moller-Maersk to acquire European Customs
management firm to further enhance capabilities
as an integrated container logistics company
Exim News Service focused on digital solutions quisitions,” he said. of different services within the
Copenhagen, July 7 and technology as an enabler Based in Gothenburg, Swe- transportation and logistics
A.P. Moller-Maersk has an- for a more seamless customer den, KGH is a well-known and industry,” said Mr Lars Börjes-
nounced that it has reached experience, which also cor- respected partner to a wide son, CEO of KGH Customs
an agreement with Bridgepoint responds with Maersk’s own range of authorities, providing Services.
Development Capital to ac- digital transformation journey. valuable consulting and advice, The acquisition of KGH
quire KGH Customs Services Mr Vincent Clerc, CEO of most recently in the connection makes Maersk an attractive
(KGH), a Sweden-based spe- Ocean & Logistics at A.P. with Brexit, as advisors to vari- partner for its customers op-
Moller-Maersk, sees KGH as ous authorities in the EU and erating in individual countries,
a perfect fit to Maersk offerings the UK. KGH has in the past as well as for those looking to
within logistics and services as years achieved double-digit an- combine several geographies
well as another key building nual growth resulting in a reve- under one service provider.
cialist in trade and Customs block in its strategic ambitions. nue of approximately SEK 890 With the acquisition of KGH,
management services in Eu- “There are no end-to-end m in 2019 ($95.5 m), recurring Maersk will have a solid plat-
rope. This will further enhance solutions without Customs EBITDA of approximately SEK form for growth in Customs
Maersk’s capabilities as an inte- clearance. With KGH, we will 160 m ($17.2) and an EBITDA services in Europe with own
grated container logistics com- not only be able to strengthen margin of approximately 18 per set-ups operating in 22 Euro-
pany, offering end-to-end supply our capabilities within Cus- cent. KGH has 775 employees pean countries with a total of
chain solutions to its customers, toms services and related con- and a yearly business of 1.98 m 2.38 m clearances on a yearly
emphasised a release. sultancy, but also reach more clearances. basis, 960 specialised employ-
With its specialised ex- of our customers in Europe “With Maersk, we will have ees, and a combined turnover
pertise across freight modes through a larger geographical a long-term home with a com- of SEK 1.02 b ($109.4 m).
(air, ocean, land) and deep footprint and digital solutions pany that shares our values. The closing of the acquisi-
knowledge in selected indus- that will enhance our ability By joining forces, we will be tion is subject to customary
tries, combined with innova- to meet our customers´ end- able to continue to build on the regulatory approvals. Until
tive technology, KGH will sig- to-end supply chain needs. great success our teams have then, Maersk and KGH remain
nificantly improve Maersk’s We achieve all this in one go, achieved, and at the same two separate companies and
overall offering within Customs instead of having to build our time play a key role in a com- thus will do their business as
services. KGH has a strategy expertise through multiple ac- bined entity providing a range usual, the release added.
Orient Express Lines Singapore announces corporate
name change to Straits Orient Lines Singapore
( Continued from page 3) Headquartered in Singa-
Straits Orient Lines honours pore, Straits Orient Lines has
the Straits of Singapore and routes connecting Singa-
Malacca as their principal pore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka
channel of trade and defines with ports in India, Bangla-
their focus in their core com- desh, Myanmar, Pakistan,
petency regions of the Bay of UAE, Thailand, Indonesia
Bengal, South-East Asia and and Vietnam.
South Asia corridors. At Straits Orient Lines’ core
For 21 years, Straits Ori- is a team of highly dedicated
ent Lines has been pursuing the progressive leadership of been to focus on depth instead and competent professionals,
growth and providing reliable, Transworld Group Singa- of breadth, and our new name fully motivated to follow Mr
timely container feeder ser- pore’s Chairman and CEO, is symbolic of this enduring Sivaswamy’s unwavering em-
vices as part of Transworld Mr Mahesh Sivaswamy, has principle. We will continue to phasis on the company’s long-
Group Singapore, one of clinched the company several build on our strong regional po- standing vision and mission to
South-East Asia’s fastest- accolades, emphasised a re- sition by seeking opportunities be the preferred service pro-
growing shipping companies. lease. to connect the Straits with new vider in the region, the release
This focused approach, under “Our strategy has always markets,” said Mr Sivaswamy. added.
Exports recovering fast as unlock process gains
momentum & economic activity revives: Goyal
Exim News Service kets abroad have not been able to make such a strengths. Talking about the spirit of partnership
New Delhi, July 7 remarkable comeback, he added. On the issue of and cooperation, he assured the exporters and
Exports, after setbacks in the first two imports, the Minister said they are still far behind the industry of full support from the government.
months of this financial year due to Covid-19, are which is a good thing. He announced that action is being taken on the
recovering fast as the unlock process gains mo- Mr Goyal said that as Unlock 2.0 has come Baba Kalyani Committee recommendations for
mentum and economic activity makes a revival, with more permissions, it is expected that things Special Economic Zones (SEZ).
said the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr will further improve in the future. Talking about The participants thanked the Minister and
Piyush Goyal, last week while meeting through Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India), he said officers for playing a proactive role and for
video conference with office-bearers of Export it implies engagement with the world, a self- their wholehearted support during the pan-
Promotion Councils (EPCs) to discuss and ad- reliant and strong India, a confident and vibrant demic, which helped them make a turnaround
dress the issues of exporters resulting from the nation, an India where everyone has the cour- in the shortest possible time. However, many
pandemic. age of conviction, everyone gets ample and fair exporters said that there are still certain is-
He pointed that the data of June 2020 will opportunities to grow and prosper, where even sues requiring the intervention and support
reflect the gains, with the merchandise export a poor man lives a respectable life. He called of the government. They also expressed
figures touching almost 88% of the corresponding upon the industry to shun over-dependence on their full support to the Atmanirbhar Bharat
period last year. He lauded the role of exporters imports and certain geographies as this leads to Bharat policy.
for attaining the feat in such a short time, point- long-term dire consequences. He exhorted them The meeting was attended by representatives
ing out that their hard work, self-confidence and to make in India, use indigenous resources and of FIEO, APEC, SRTEPC, GJEPC, CLE, CEPC,
determination has really paid off. He said the skilled manpower, produce quality products, and Shefexcil, Pharmexcil, ECSEPC, ISEPC, SEPC,
achievement was all the more laudable as many use the economies of scale to deliver affordable EEPC, EPCH, PEPC, TEXPROCIL, Telecom
areas of the country are still under containment products. The Minister also called on exporters EPC, Cashew EPC, Chemexcil, CEPEXIL, IO-
zones and having restrictions. Most of the mar- to be more competitive, focused and play on their PEPC and PLEXCONCIL, said a release.
9 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
VESSELS INPORT & DUE FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE w.e.f. 3rd July, 2020
VESSELS INPORT IN KDS AT KPD/NSD/MHC/SAGAR RD./Dd. Hrb. & BUDGE-BUDGE CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES
Arrival Steamer’s Name Agent’s Name Container / Type / Berth Imp. R. No. Ref.: Notification No.: 55/2020, CUSTOMS (N.T.)
Metric Container & Date Foreign Currency (w.e.f. 3rd July, 2020).
02/07 Sinar Pomalaa (V. 046) (Panama) Samudera 498 Teus Container MHC 2256247-26/06 All Rates per unit
import export
07/07 Danu Bhum (V. 434W) (Sing) Chakiat Shipg Services 506 Teus Container NSD 2256898-05/07
Australian Dollar 53.45 51.15
07/07 SSL Chennai (V. 157) Shreyas Shipg & Logs 266 Teus Container NSD 2256990-06/07 Bahraini Dinar 206.70 193.70
Canadian Dollar 56.50 54.60
VESSELS INPORT AT HALDIA dock complex/HALDIA OIL JETTY Chinese Yuan 10.85 10.55
02/07 Kota Tampan (V. KTPN0582W) PIL (I) 50 Teus Container HALDIA 2256157-25/06 Danish Kroner 11.60 11.20
Euro 86.60 83.55
VESSELS DUE IN KDS AT KPD/NSD/BUDGE-BUDGE/Dd. Hrb. & SGR Rd. FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE Hong Kong Dollar 19.90 9.55
Japanese Yen (100) 71.60 69.00
Due Steamer’s Name Agent’s Name From Container Metric Imp. R. No.
Date & Flag Bulk / B. Bulk Tons./Teus & Date Korean Won 6.50 6.10
Kuwaiti Dinar 253.60 237.75
08/07 Guang Ping (V. 016) (H’Kong) Samudera Singapore Container 366 Teus 2256758-03/07 New Zealand Dollar 50.35 48.05
Norwegian Kroner 8.10 7.80
08/07 BLPL Blessing (V. 2012E) TGLS (I) Colombo Container 473 Teus 2256924-06/07
Pound Sterling 96.00 92.75
09/07 Kota Ria (V. KRIA0474W) PIL (I) Singapore Container 260 Teus — Qatari Riyal 21.25 19.95
Saudi Arabian Riyal 20.80 19.50
09/07 X-Press Meghna (V. 20012) BTL (I) Port Klang Container 431 Teus —
Singapore Dollar 55.10 53.30
10/07 OEL Fortune (V. 2010N) TGLS (I) Singapore Container 181 Teus 2256909-06/07 South African Rand 4.60 4.30
Swedish Kroner 8.25 8.00
10/07 X-Press Godavari (V. 20013) Sea Consortium (I) Port Klang Container — — Swiss Franc 81.40 78.35
Turkish Lira 11.35 10.70
10/07 Shejyoti (V. 013) (Bangladesh) Pennon / CJ Darcl Chittagong Container — —
UAE Dirham 21.25 19.95
11/07 Sinar Penida (V. 030) (Indonesia) Samudera Singapore Container 395 Teus — U.S. Dollar 76.40 74.70
We are not responsible for any mistake
11/07 Asiatic Moon (V. 29E) GSL / BTL Chittagong Container — — ALL RATES ARE PROVISIONAL.
The rates in these columns are only meant for guidance.
11/07 MCP Salzburg (V. 042) SCI Krishnapatnam Container — —
w.e.f. 3rd July, 2020
12/07 Kota Tenaga (V. KTNG0101W) PIL (I) Singapore Container 259 Teus 2256977-06/07
12/07 FSL Kelang (V. 004N) Far Shipping (I) Colombo Container — —
Vessel Expected Date
13/07 Hermann Schepers (V. 20013) Sea Consortium (I) Colombo Container — —
Guang Ping (V. 016) (At Kol) 08/07/20
12/07 X-Press Hoogly (V. 20014) Sea Consortium (I) Krishnapatnam Container — —
14/07 Trans Samudera (V. 022) (Bangladesh) Pennon / CJ Darcl Chittagong Container — — BLPL Blessing (V. 2013W) (At Kol) 08/07/20
14/07 X-Press Yamuna (V. 20012) Sea Consortium (I) Singapore Container — — OEL Fortune (V. 2010S) (At Hal) 08/07/20
14/07 Reinhard Schepers (V. 068W) Far Shipping (I) Port Klang Container — — OEL Colombo (V. SC028R) (At Hal) 08/07/20
14/07 OEL Progress (V. 2012N) (Sing) TGLS (I) Colombo Container — —
14/07 OEL India (V. SK029R) MSC (I) / MSC Colombo Container — —
15/07 Cont Ship Hub (V. SK028R) MSC (I) / MSC Colombo Container — — Vessel Expected To Sail Date
15/07 Supa Bhum (V. 074W) (Thailand) Chakiat Shipg Services Port Klang Container — — OEL Colombo (V. SC028R) (F. Kol) 07/07/20
16/07 Asiatic Cloud (V. 2009N) TGLS (I) Singapore Container — —
MCP Linz (V. 039) (F. Kol) 07/07/20
16/07 MCP Linz (V. 040) SCI Krishnapatnam Container — —
Asiatic Dawn (V. 016) (F. Kol) 08/07/20
16/07 Asiatic Dawn (V. 017) Shreyas Shipg & Logs Krishnapatnam Container — —
16/07 Kota Tabah (V. KTBH0879W) PIL (I) Singapore Container — —
18/07 MTT Pengerang (V. 001) (Malaysia) Samudera Singapore Container — —
Ships Sailed with Export
Cargo from Kolkata / Haldia
18/07 Marin Trust-1 (V. 037) (Bangladesh) Pennon / CJ Darcl Chittagong Container — —
Vessel Date Next Port
18/07 X-Press Ganges (V. 0SI4BN1NC) (Sing) BTL (I) Singapore Container — —
OEL Singapore (V. 2010S) (F. Hal) 30/06 Kolkata
VESSELS DUe IN haldIA DOCK COMPLEX FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE
Kota Tabah (V. KTBH0878E) (F. Kol) 01/07 Singapore
08/07 OEL Colombo (V. SC028R) MSC (I) / MSC Colombo Container NIL 2256529-30/06
X-Press Yamuna (V. 20011) (F. Kol) 02/07 Singapore
08/07 OEL Fortune (V. 2010N) TGLS (I) Singapore Container 340 Teus 2256909-06/07
SSL Kochi (V. 184S) (F. Hal) 02/07 Krishnapatnam
09/07 Kota Ria (V. KRIA0474W) PIL (I) Singapore Container 112 Teus —
Supa Bhum (V. 073E) (F. Kol) 03/07 Port Klang
09/07 MCP Salzburg (V. 042) SCI Krishnapatnam Container — —
Reinhard Schepers (V. 067E) (F. Kol) 03/07 Port Klang
10/07 Kota Tenaga (V. KTNG0101W) PIL (I) Singapore Container 197 Teus 2256977-06/07
Hermann Schepers (V. 20012) (F. Kol) 03/07 Colombo
10/07 RHL Aurora (V. SH028R) (Lib) MSC (I) / MSC Colombo Container 254 Teus 2257052-07/07
Kota Tampan (V. KTPN0582E) (F. Hal) 03/07 Singapore
10/07 SSL Kutch (V. 191) (Indian) Shreyas Shipg & Logs Krishnapatnam Container — —
FSL Kelang (V. 003S) (F. Hal) 03/07 Colombo
11/07 SSL Kochi (V. 185) (Indian) Shreyas Shipg & Logs Kattupally Container — —
MCP Linz (V. 039) (F. Hal) 03/07 Kolkata
14/07 Asiatic Cloud (V. 2009N) TGLS (I) Singapore Container — —
Asiatic Moon (V. 28E) (F. Kol) 04/07 Chittagong
14/07 RHL Astrum (V. SH029R) (Lib) MSC (I) / MSC Colombo Container — —
OEL Progress (V. 2012W) (F. Hal) 04/07 Colombo
14/07 MCP Linz (V. 040) SCI Krishnapatnam Container — — OEL India (V. SK026R) (F. Kol) 05/07 Colombo
16/07 Trans Samudera (V. 022) (Bangladesh) Pennon / CJ Darcl Chittagong Container — — FSL Singapore (V. 007S) (F. Kol) 05/07 Haldia
16/07 FSL Kelang (V. 004N) Far Shipping (I) Colombo Container — — X-Press Hoogly (V. 20013) (F. Kol) 05/07 Krishnapatnam
18/07 OEL Progress (V. 2012N) (Sing) TGLS (I) Colombo Container — — Marin Trust-1 (V. 036) (F. Kol) 06/07 Chittagong
10 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
The Risky Exporter issue
( Continued from page 3) exporters. premises and report but the exporter, and doesn’t end there
The Zonal Principal Chief E x p o rte rs m a rked as form says something which is but goes further to level two
Commissioners/Chief Commis- ‘risky’ by the Department also irrelevant and not true until the which is the suppliers’ supplier
sioners of CGST and CX Zones have their IGST/ITC refunds facts are verified. as well. The entire chain has to
are advised to put a process blocked as well as their Draw- Difficulties faced by be verified and all have to sub-
in place to ensure that in fu- back amount blocked until they so-called risky exporters mit relevant documents. If any-
ture all such verifications are are declared non-risky. The exporter has to follow one in the chain is not cleared
completed and reports sent Adding to this troublesome Circular No. 131/1/2020 dt for any reason, the exporter is
to DGARM within maximum 3 situation, identified exporter 23/1/2020 (see pages 6 & 7) not given a NOC and he suf-
weeks of receipt of request of exports are accountable to which has SOP to be followed fers for no fault of his. This is
verification from DGARM. complete cargo check at ports by the exporter to come out of absolutely ridiculous. Also, the
While partially modifying and airports, which is creat- the RISKY tag. The Circular time required to clear the entire
the SOP issued in January, the ing even more hassles for demands many such docu- chain in the current situation is
CBIC said that in order to cut businesses as the Customs ments which are already avail- pretty high due to the amount of
down the time taken for grant Department does not have able with the Department by documentation that is required.
of NOC (No Objection Certifi- enough resources to carry out default as the exporters file the As a result, the exporter suffers,
cate), the DGARM will conduct such checks, leading to unnec- same regularly with them. with his money locked up and
supply chain analysis. essary harassment of export- Some other documents that cash flow totally crippled.
The verification report in re- ers and huge amount of trans- are demanded are not easy to We need a way out of this.
spect of identified suppliers will action cost. submit in normal times and are How can somebody be de-
be sent by GST and Customs The acute investigations time-consuming as well. It is clared RISKY without even tell-
Commissionerates directly to against the so-called ‘risky re- even more time-consuming in ing him the reason why is he so
DGARM, which will take the porters’ are resulting in freez- this Covid situation due to the and what for? Only because the
decision on grant of NOC or ing of funds for genuine export- skeleton staff in offices. Some RMCC picks the company name
otherwise based on such veri- ers who are unfortunately part documents pertaining to the irrespective of whether you are
fication reports in respect of of the discriminatory scrutiny. bank are also asked for, like a defaulter or not, one has to go
exporters and their suppliers. The exporter is subject to BRCs and bank statements of through the trauma and enquiry.
DGARM grants final NOC KYC at every stage from the the company/firm, etc., which Just for some handful of
to the exporter once the veri- time he takes the IEC, open- are also difficult to obtain due defaulters, the entire industry
fication of the identified first ing of bank account, getting to their limitations. Personal is subject to harassment. In-
and second stage risky sup- GST number, registering for bank statements of Director/ dustry doesn’t mind complying
plier is found in order. exports from various ports, etc. partners/proprietor are also with the paperwork of the SOP,
In case of availment of in- Despite so many checks, the demanded, which has no rel- but why is their right to claim
admissible credit by the sup- exporter is still a RISKY EX- evance to the entire operation. the refund and their right to get
pliers, the GST officers will en- PORTER without knowing the Totally uncalled for. Why is it their legitimate Duty Drawback
sure due process of recovery. reason. required? being kept in abeyance and
If the taxpayer is under the ad- As per the system, the The investigation starts with the exporter made to suffer.
ministrative control of states/ DGARM sends the informa- the exporter but goes to level (The author’s views are
UTs, the issue of recovery is tion to the CGST jurisdiction one, that is the supplier to the personal.)
flagged to them as per CBIC. and the inspectors visit the
Exporters right of premises of the exporter which India-Bangladesh trade through Petrapole-
tax refunds is registered with the Depart- Benapole border in West Bengal resumes
Exporters have a vested ment. The inspectors visit
( Continued from page 3) a virtual standoff on July 1
right of tax refunds unless the premises with GST INS of goods from Petrapole, the when the Bangladesh side
they are proven guilty and also 1 Form (see page 6) which largest land border port with also declined Indian trucks
have the right to know on what mentions that the Department Bangladesh, on June 7, 2020. entry through the land bor-
grounds they are declared is of the view that the exporter But the West Bengal govern- der as a mark of protest. The
ment reportedly barred the Benapole-Petrapole land port
RISKY EXPORTERS. CBIC is supressing taxes, etc. and
entry of Bangladeshi trucks accounts for 70% of bilateral
should show cause the export- ask the exporter to sign the since March 23, while the trade between the two coun-
ers before calling them risky same. The duty is to check the cross-border trade witnessed tries, the report added.
Draughts at Paradip Port temporarily enhanced
Exim News Service BERTH NO. 4 (IOB)
Paradip, July 7 H Time/Date: From 0000 hrs 01.07.2020 to 2400 hrs
Paradip Port Trust’s Marine Department has intimated in a re- 31.07.2020
cent notice that the draught at the following berths has been H Permissible Draught: 13.20 metres
temporarily enhanced as follows for the month of July 2020 This notice is purely temporary and can be withdrawn at
considering the prevailing weather and tidal conditions: any time without prior information due to sudden change in
BERTH NO. 5 (CB-1) weather conditions.
H Time/Date: From 0000 hrs 01.07.2020 to 2400 hrs The notice added that draught for other days for these
31.07.2020 berths and the draught for other berths shall remain as per the
H Permissible Draught: 15 metres original notification No.: MD/SHS/TECH-26/2018/894 Dt.04.07.2018.
N.B. : As the data in the S.T. pertaining to Kolkata & Haldia port is received
Edited, Printed & Published by Nikhil N. Modi,
by us, sometimes even at the eleventh hour by telephonic messages from the
concerned Steamer Agents, there is every likelihood of last minute changes
printed at Shipping Times (Press), 9-A, Hey-
in the data published for which and also for the printing errors occuring the
sham Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata-700 020 and Management of Shipping Times is not responsible or liable.
The Management is exercising due and necessary care and attention in collecting
published at 51, Paddapukur Road, Ground Floor, the data and getting it printed. Inspite of this, if any omission, commission inac-
curacy and printing errors occur with regard to the data contained in this S.T.,
Bhowanipore, Kolkata-700 020. the Management of the Shipping Times will not be held responsible or liable.11 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
JN Port maintains 89 pc of export volume in
June 2020 as compared to June 2019
H Q1 sees 46 pc improvement in rail coefficient in the corresponding period come out from this crisis and
H Port remains operational during lockdown of the last fiscal. To facilitate emerge stronger”.
Exim News Service maintained faster evacuation, the port Moving forward, the gov-
Navi Mumbai, July 7 89% of ex- also handled 106 trains during ernment is taking steady steps
Jawaharlal Nehru Port port volume the lockdown period to ICD- to ease the ongoing lockdown
Trust (JNPT), India’s premier as compared Mulund as per the extended and, in tune with the govern-
container port, has been con- to June 2019, gate facility, which amounts to ment guidelines, JNPT has
stantly striving to per- with the eas- 6,957 TEUs. rolled out a Standard Operat-
form its duties as a ing of lock- Mr Sanjay Sethi, IAS, ing Procedure for continuity
strategic contributor down restric- Chairman, JNPT said, “JNPT of business operations post-
to nation-building even tions and will continue to step up and lockdown called the ‘Conti-
during the ongoing countrywide Mr Sanjay Sethi, IAS the factories extend support to the country’s nuity of Business Plan, The
lockdown. Chairman, JNPT opening up. economic growth. With the JNPT Way’. This has been
JNPT handled 2,89,292 In rail operations, the support of all our stakehold- prepared by the team at JNPT
TEUs during June 2020, which port handled a record 511 ers, we will continue perform- to ensure that everyone at the
was 5.29% higher as com- rakes, overtaking the previous ing our duties to the steadfast port is following the guidelines
pared to May 2020. A total of highest monthly handling of growth trajectory of the port laid down and is aware of the
166 vessels were handled d u r - 499 rakes in May 2020. Also, sector, and have implemented precautions JNPT is taking for
i n g t h e m o n t h a n d the total the average rail coefficient of various initiatives to make the its workforce. The Covid-19
traffic handled was 4 . 0 7 m i l - the first quarter of FY 2020- business sustainable, efficient, Task Force will ensure that all
lion tonnes a s a g a i n s t 5.63 21 (April-June) increased to economical and convenient for employees at JNPT follow the
million tonnes in June 2019, 23.40%, an improvement of the ex-im community. I hope guidelines laid down, said a
which is 27.64% less. The port 46% as compared to 16.04% together as a nation we will release.
DPT handles 250.49 lakh tonnes in Q1 2020-21
Massive surge in container traffic at 14.14 lakh tonnes
Exim News Service lakh tonnes. Imports made surged a whopping 114.84% in June. The
Gandhidham, July 7 up 49.47 lakh tonnes, ex- target was 3.12 lakh tonnes.
In a major indication of revival from the ports were 27.26 lakh tonnes Similarly, it was at 14.14 lakh tonnes
scare of the Corona pandemic, Deendayal and transhipment 1.86 lakh for the first quarter, with a growth of
Port Trust (DPT) handled total traffic of tonnes. 49.45% against the target of 9.46 lakh
250.49 lakh tonnes in the first quarter of The single-day traffic on July 1, 2020 tonnes.
2020-21 (April-June), of which imports con- was 2.84 lakh tonnes, comprising 1.83 lakh Coastal cargo handled by DPT during
stituted 169.16 lakh tonnes, exports 79.38 tonnes of imports and 1.01 lakh tonnes of 2020-21 till date amounted to 17,75,827
lakh tonnes while transhipment formed 1.95 export. tonnes. Vadinar showed a decrease in
lakh tonnes. A major highlight was container traf- traffic by 19.51%, amounting to 60.72 lakh
For June 2020, the port handled 78.60 fic handling, which, at 6.70 lakh tonnes, tonnes, said a release.
Global trade might have slumped, but mega container
vessels making presence felt on key trade lanes
23,792 TEU HMM OSLO calls Le Havre
Exim News Service RAS was launched in April.
Le Havre, July 7 HMM OSLO is the second of
The Covid-19 pandemic twelve 24,000 TEU-class vessels
might have battered global scheduled to be sequentially
trade but that hasn’t stopped delivered until September 2020.
some of the world’s leading The vessel is assigned to
shipping lines the service operated within the
from pinning framework of the The Alliance
their hopes consortium (HMM, Hapag-
on mega Lloyd, ONE and Yang Ming) on
container the Asia-Europe FE2 service.
vessels. HMM OSLO started its rotation
The ex- HMM OSLO on May 8 in Busan, and con-
pectation, it is being said, is of tinued with stops in Shanghai,
the world economy and inter- Ningbo, Yantian and Singapore,
national trade making a roaring its inaugural voyage. Of type TEUs, only 172 TEUs less then set course to Northern
comeback post-pandemic. Megamax 24 (24 bays and 24 than its predecessor, the Europe. The Havre stopover
One such leviathan, the rows), HMM OSLO is 400 m HMM ALGECIRAS (23,964 was at the Terminal de France
HMM OSLO, called at the Port long and 61.50 m wide for a TEUs) which remains to this which is operated by General of
du Havre (part of HAROPA in maximum draught of 16.50 m. day the largest containership Port Handling (GMP), as per a
France) on June 30, 2020 on It has a capacity of 23,792 in the world. HMM ALGECI- communiqué.
e-way bills generated in June seen closer to pre-lockdown levels
Exim News Service the entire span of the month, 18.3 lakh forms were generated
New Delhi, July 7 on June 30 against a consignment value of Rs 54,500 crore,
Business activity may be close to pre-lockdown levels both the highest single-day numbers since the lockdown
with 4.27 crore e-way bills generated in June 2020, say ana- began.
lysts. In the pre-lockdown period, the average was 5.3 crore The data reflects that the Indian economy is gathering
per month. The average value of consignments in June was pace, with the movement of goods rebounding close to pre-lock-
Rs 12.4 lakh crore, slightly lower than the pre-Covid average down levels and goods and services tax (GST) collections rising
of Rs 15 lakh crore per month. On a growth trajectory during sharply, said a report.R.N.I. No. 34392/82
Postal Regd. No. SSRM/KOLRMS/WB/RNP-28/2020
12 Kolkata, Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Paradip Port tops as Major Ports handle less in Q1
Exim News Service
New Delhi, July 7 TRAFFIC HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS
Impacted by the vagaries of the Covid-19 (DURING APRIL TO JUNE, 2020* VIS-A-VIS APRIL TO JUNE, 2019)
pandemic, the country’s Major Ports overall (*) TENTATIVE (IN ‘000 TONNES)
saw negative growth in the first quarter of 2020-
21 (April-June) as well as in June 2020. Only PORTS APRIL TO JUNE %
New Mangalore and Mormugao ports were in VARIATION
positive growth territory during the quarter, as TRAFFIC AGAINST PREV.
shown in the table.
Paradip Port, with 25.73 million tonnes, 2020* 2019 YEAR TRAFFIC
registered the highest throughput during the
1 2 3 4
quarter, closely followed by Deendayal Port.
SMP, KOLKATA
Hapag-Lloyd intimates termination Kolkata Dock System 2755 4545 -39.38
of India Gulf Service 2 (IG2) Haldia Dock Complex 8966 11568 -22.49
Exim News Service TOTAL: SMP, KOLKATA 11721 16113 -27.26
Hamburg, July 7
In a service advisory last week, Hapag-Lloyd has in- PARADIP 25734 28205 -8.76
formed of the termination of its India Gulf Service 2 (IG2). VISAKHAPATNAM 15454 17286 -10.60
The advisory said: KAMARAJAR (ENNORE) 5169 8531 -39.41
The current situation in India is still enormously
challenging – also for logistics companies like ours. This CHENNAI 7282 12118 -39.91
is why we unfortunately have to terminate our estab- V.O. CHIDAMBARANAR 7566 8843 -14.44
lished India Gulf Service 2 (IG2). Nevertheless, we will
be able to offer you alternative weekly service offerings COCHIN 5635 8509 -33.78
for Hazira - Jebel Ali by our existing feeder partners. NEW MANGALORE 9299 8940 4.02
Please note that the IG2 service will be terminated MORMUGAO 5455 4476 21.87
with the last two sailings listed below:
H Hazira to Jebel Ali: SIMA GISSELE V 0003, MUMBAI 11461 14927 -23.22
ETA Hazira 31st July JNPT 12099 17631 -31.38
H Jebel Ali to Hazira: X-PRESS BRADSEY 20032,
ETA Jebel Ali 29th July
DEENDAYAL 25049 31120 -19.51
Both dates are subject to potential schedule changes. TOTAL: 141924 176699 -19.68
DP World integrates recent acquisitions to create
global feedering & shortsea network
Exim News Service services connecting ports in complementing the offering by and marine logistics network.
Dubai, July 7 South-East Asia, the Indian supplying inter-regional short- The Unifeeder Group is now
By integrating its recent Subcontinent and the Middle sea connectivity. DP World’s working on further expanding its
acquisitions Unifeeder and East. The services have now Unifeeder and Feedertech plat- coverage to include additional
Feedertech, DP World has cre- been integrated onto one plat- forms further strengthen the trade routes and destinations,
ated a feedering and shortsea form, building a strong trade- capabilities of its main ports in thereby linking more areas to
network serving hundreds of oriented network across the Dubai’s Jebel Ali, and ports in the global economy.
ports across the globe. majority of the globe. India, Africa and Europe as key Unifeeder and Feedertech
Unifeeder, which recently DP World typically uses rela- hubs of the world’s trade as ship- both operate on an asset-light
acquired Feedertech, operates tively smaller vessels to link a pers and consignees worldwide model. This flexibility has enabled
feeder and shortsea services great number of outports with can ship goods via the most DP World’s network to respond
around Northern Europe and global hubs such as Jebel Ali important DP World ports to final rapidly in enabling customers to
throughout the Mediterranean where cargo can connect to destinations across the Middle keep trade flowing despite disrup-
and Northern Africa regions. large Transocean container East, South Asia, Europe and tions caused by the Coronavirus
Feedertech provides similar ships. Shortsea solutions are Africa using its integrated land pandemic, said a release.
IMO to enforce changes to liquid cargo from 2021
Exim News Service Revised Certificate of Fitness to
London, July 7 be issued prior to January 1, 2021
In response to years of extensive pollution of the coastlines The changes will impact the Certificate of Fitness or the NLS
in North Europe as a result of cleaning residues after carriage of Certificate that list which products a tanker is certified to carry.
vegoils and waxes (so-called persistent floaters), the IMO has Therefore, the IMO has decided that a revised Certificate of Fit-
amended the IBC Code and MARPOL Annex II. ness, based on the new amendments, shall be issued prior to
As a result, the IMO has decided that when persistent floaters January 1, 2021 and kept on board with the existing certificate.
have been unloaded in North-West Europe, the cargo tanks must The revised certificate supersedes the existing certificate on Jan-
be prewashed and the resulting water must be discharged to re- uary 1, 2021, and will have the same expiry date as the existing
ception facilities before the vessel leaves the port of unloading. certificate, informed a release.
Another reason for the amendments to the IBC Code is that
the classification of the substances listed in the IBC Code Chap- SEZs want tax benefits
ter 17 and 18 has been “harmonized”, so that substances as-
sessed before and after 2004 are now using the same criteria.
extended for entire fiscal
Exim News Service ernment to extend income tax
One of the most striking changes to the IBC Code and MAR- New Delhi, July 7 benefit to all new units that start
POL Annex II is that so-called persistent floaters (typical vegoils) In order to attract a larger operations in 2020-21 so that
and waxes of pollution category Y, will, in most cases, require number of SEZ units, the Ex- more new units are motivated
mandatory prewash when unloaded inside certain regional ar- port Promotion Council for to come in, investments flow
eas, according to new regulation 13.7.1.4 in MARPOL Annex II. EoUs and SEZs (EPCES), in its in and jobs are created. By ex-
These products will be identified in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code submission to the Commerce tending the benefits for a longer
Ministry, has argued that while time period, India could also at-
with a new paragraph 16.2.7 in column “o”.
the extension till September- tract investors that are thinking
In addition, a great number of substances will have their Pol- end was a good move that will of shifting their business from
lution Category and/or requirement to Ship Type changed. Fur- help units, the tax benefits need China, said Mr Anand Giri,
thermore, there will be several changes to handling and safety to be on offer for the entire fis- Deputy Director-General,
requirements for many products listed in IBC Code Chapter 17. cal. It has requested the gov- EPCES, as per a report.You can also read
