Import/Export Industry Notifications

A container vessel X-Press Godavari ship has caught fire and Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft have been deployed for the firefighting operation on September 28. Indian Coast Guard ship Amogh and Dornier aircraft have commenced firefighting operations as ICGS Amrit Kaur and Varad are proceeding to the area for further assistance.

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The government has given additional three months’ time till December to millers to undertake mandatory export of their sugar quota allocated for this year. For the 2019-20 marketing year ending September, the government has allowed export of 6 million tonnes of sugar under the quota to help deal with surplus sugar. Out of 6 million tonnes, 5.7 million tonnes of sugar have been contracted. And about 5.6 million tonnes have been moved from mills

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The CMA CGM Group (excluding CEVA Logistics) is currently dealing with a cyber-attack impacting peripheral servers. Which means that the company’s business websites – APL, ANL, CNC and CMA CGM and some of IT applications are currently unavailable due to internal IT infrastructure issue. An investigation is underway by the experts. And a new communication will be issued at the end of the day

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will become self-reliant only when the farmers and villages are empowered. Addressing the nation in his Mann Ki Baat program on All India Radio, Mr Modi said the agricultural sector of the country; farmers and villages are the very basis of Atmanirbhar Bharat. He said even in this hour of crisis, agricultural sector has shown its resilience.

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Exporters' body FIEO has urged the commerce ministry to lift export ban on 'Bangalore rose' onion as there is a very little demand for this variety of the commodity in the domestic market. On September 14, the government banned the export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, a move aimed at increasing availability and checking price of the commodity in the domestic market.

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With effect from November 1, 2020, HAPAG LLOYD will revise the Export and Import Detention charges and the free time in Canada

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To serve their customers better with faster documentation response time and to maintain a high level of invoice accuracy, HAPAG LLOYD requests some information while submitting shipping instructions for each bill of lading.

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A container shortage in India is causing long delays for exporters, especially on US trades. The Loadstar had reported the operational impact from the creeping equipment shortage in Asia – dominant head haul traffic has caused empties to pile-up at ports in the US and Australia, prompting carriers to plead for the swift return of used import boxes. According to New Jersey-based Worldwide Logistics (WL), the equipment shortage has spread to India, partly due to a drop in import volumes from China after trade restrictions were imposed by the government.

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Container Truck Drivers at the Colombo port ends their trade union action. The trade union was staged to protest against the alleged inefficiencies in the Orugodawatta customs checkpoints. The strike ended after a discussion with the Director General of the Customs and State Minister, Jayantha Samaraweera.

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