Dear Valued Customers,
OOCL would like to inform you that the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MoT) has issued Circular No. 64 [2013] related to international maritime transportation of cargo from China across the globe. Pursuant to the Circular, international container carriers are required to observe and implement precise freight filing on all EXPORT shipments from China with SSE (Shanghai Shipping Exchange) effective February 15th, 2014.
OOCL will fully comply with this new regulation and would request your strict adherence to the below rules when submitting your bookings from February 11th, 2014 onwards:
- Carriers are entitled to negotiate rates with actual cargo owner, and non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCC) only if the NVOCC is duly registered with the MoT (please verify the valid NVOCC registration on the MoT website). In addition, the NVOCC with a valid MoT license shall have already proceed rate filing with SSE according to the NVOCC filing regulation.
- All service contracts and negotiated rates will only be valid 24 hours after filing with SSE prior to their use by carriers and their customers.
- Only the contractual customer name or that of its associated entities for a service contract can appear on the Bill of Lading (B/L).
- All costs, shipment delay or penalties incurred as the result of violation of the above rules will be on the account of the cargo holder.
Thank you for understanding and continuous support, we will keep you appraised of the latest information. Your cooperation on compliance of the new procedure is highly appreciated.
For any further information, please kindly contact our local sales representatives.
OOCL (CHINA) LTD
February 11, 2014
