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IndiaLinx -a new container freight rail service will provide the fastest possible access to Northern India's hinterland, significantly reducing the transit time for moving cargo to and from India's inland container depots (ICDs), commenced on 30th May 2007, the first train will run between ICD Loni near Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Port at Nhava Sheva. Backed by APL's renowned reliability and intermodal expertise, you can depend on IndiaLinx to provide the best-in-class freight rail service to meet the needs of India's fast-growing import and export trades. "APL FLASH" - Customer Contact Update “APL EASE” – A Ready Reckoner for Doing Business 2013 Holiday List : Important Instructions for Bookings : Presentation on Self-Help Channels of Communication : (PTS) Phone Track System Call Flow for Mumbai : PTS Menu - Mumbai : PTS Menu - Delhi : PTS Menu - Chennai : (SMS) Short Messaging System Flow : European Union regulations for inbound cargo requirements : Surrender of Import Delivery Order Facility

APL IndiaLinx

IGM Details:

• IGM Numbers, Item Numbers, Import Vessel Voyage wise Exchange Rate and other IGM details
• HBL Submission Format

Sailing Schedules & Cut-offs

• Outbound Sailing Schedules
• Vessel CutOffs – VIA / Rotation Numbers

Reference:

• Remittance Payment by RTGS/NEFT/TT
• Exchange Rate
• Haulages and Local Charges: Export / Import
• Yard Address
• Vessel Certificates

Regional News:

• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Asia To USA East Coast On Indamex Service – Effective Date 21st May 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Asia, West Asia To Chile; Colombia (Buenaventura), Ecuador, Peru - Effective 01 June 2013
• Advance Manifest Compliance Charge (Israel)- Effective 01 July 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Asia, West Asia To Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico Effective 15th June 2013
• Revised (GRI) From Asia, West Asia To Colombia (Cartagena And Barranquilla) - Effective 15th May 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Asia, West Asia To Chile, Colombia (Buenaventura, Cartagena And Barranquilla), Ecuador Peru - effective 15th May 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Asia, West Asia To Dominican Republic - Effective 15th May 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Asia, West Asia To Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua - Effective 15th May 2013
• AZX Service Replacing SZX Service
• Mandatory HTS code for Israel Inbound and FROB Cargo
• Labor Demonstration at Hong Kong International Terminal (HIT) Called off
• Void week for containers for MED destinations planned on vessel APL SRI LANKA-028
• OBM Yard will remain closed on 3rd May 2013
• Labor demonstration at Hong Kong International Terminal (HIT) - Update at April 29th
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From North China, South China, Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Taiwan To India Effective Date: 1st May 2013
• Empty Yards Closure On Account Of “Maharashtra Day/Labour Day”.
• GTIL Gate Closing Vessel: APL Doha Voy:036
• Demurrage At Destination Applicable For Shipments To USA - Effective 23rd May 2013
• Haiphong bookings being routed via Singapore instead of Hong Kong
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From China To India Effective Date: 27th April 2013
• APL Announcement: Trans-Pacific Eastbound GRI
• Labor demonstration at Hong Kong International Terminal (HIT) - Update at April 22nd
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Hong Kong, Macau, South China To India Effective Date: 22nd April 2013
• APL Announcement: US Inland Cargo Release Process Update
• GTIL Gate Closing Vessel: APL Seoul Voy:041
• Labor Demonstration at Hong Kong International Terminal (HIT) - Update at April 15
• Franking machine license renewed for year 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From India To Vietnam (Haiphong Only) Effective From 19th April 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Hong Kong, Macau, South China To India Effective Date: 15th April 2013
• Bunker Surcharge (BSC) From India To USA Effective From May 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Singapore To India Effective Date: 15th April 2013
• Void Week For Containers Planned On Vessel APL Seoul - 042
• Status Of Hongkong Strike HIT Demonstration By Workers And The Union Of HKG Dockers - Update At April 10
• GTIL Gate Closing Vessel: APL Tourmaline Voy 083
• Vessel APL Tokyo Voy 034 Omits Hongkong Call
• Labor Demonstration at Hong Kong International Terminal (HIT) - Operations delayed – Services affected.
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From South China (Chiwan, Hongkong, Macau) To India Effective Date: 7th April 2013
• GTIL Gate Closing Vessel: APL Doha Voy:035
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Korea To India Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Philippines To India Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Taiwan To India Effective Date: 3rd April 2013
• LD and OBM Yard will remain closed on HOLI dtd. 27th March 2013
• GTIL Gate Closing Vessel: APL Shenzhen VOY: 113
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From South China (Xiamen And Fuzhou) To India Effective Date: 29th March 2013
• CIX Service - Revision In Berthing Window And Cutoffs
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From China To India Effective Date: 22nd March 2013
• Chassis Provisioning – Phase II Update III
• G6 Alliance Announces Service Port Rotations for Trans-Pacific Trade
• Six Digit HS Code Is Mandatory For Europe
• GTIL Gate Closing Vessel: OOCL Le Havre Voy.:027
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From India To Canada, USA Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Temporary closure of the Kiel Canal – Contingency Recovery Charge.
• Alameda Corridor Charge (CDR) Shipments From USA Effective Date : 12th April 2013
• Export gates closed at JNPT for INC service Vessel: SANTA RUFFINA Voy:027
• Vessel APL CYPRINE Voy 185 – Delayed at dry dock repairs
• Vessel OOCL Le Havre Voy 027 - GTIL Gate Opening
• Winter Surcharge (WTR) Shipments To And From Russia Via St. Petersburg Effective From Date : 1st December 2012 Extended Applicability Date Till 30th April 2013
• Bunker Surcharge (BSC) From India To Canada, USA Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Bunker Surcharge (BSC) From India To USA Group Destinations Effective Date: 1st May 2013
• Intermodal Fuel Surcharge (IMS) From Canada, USA To India Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Intermodal Fuel Surcharge (IMS) From India To Charleston, Jacksonville, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Savannah Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Intermodal Fuel Surcharge (IMS) From India To New York/New Jersey Commercial Zone Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Intermodal Fuel Surcharge (IMS) From India To Us Group Destinations Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) – Reefer Trade - From India To Canada Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Bunker Surcharge (BSC) From India To Mexico Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Bunker Surcharge (BSC) From Canada, USA To India Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Bunker Surcharge (BSC) From India To Caribbean And Puerto Rico Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• Bunker Surcharge (BSC) From India To Central America, South America Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From India To Canada Effective Date: 1st April 2013
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Mexico To India Effective Date: 6th March 2013
• Delay Recovery Import Surcharge (DRI) Origin: India Destinations: SOKHNA, SUEZ, ADABIYA, 10th Of RAMADAN, 6th Of October And SOSDI. Effective Date: 22nd February 2013
• Imposition Of Delay Recovery Surcharge For Shipments To And From Sokhna Port
• Sokhna Port Update
• Delay in arrival of OOCL Jakarta 023
• KOREA WHARFAGE (WHG) For Shipments To Pusan, Korea Effective Date : 1st February 2013
• Container Maintenance Charge For Shipments To India - Effective Date 21st Jan 2013
• Export Detention Charges - Effective Date 19th Jan 2013
• Container Cleaning Fee (Import) For Shipments To India - Effective Date 21st Jan 2013
• Import Equipment Detention Tariff for Shipments To India (Import) - Effective Date 28th Jan 2013
• Destination Documents Fees Origin - All Origins To India - Effective Date 21st Jan 2013
• Origin Documentation Fee (DOC) Origin India To All Destinations Effective Date:19th January 2013
• Congestion Surcharge (CSU) For Shipments From & To Canada, Puerto Rico & USA Effective Date : 7th February 2013
• Deployment Change – CIX Change (Effective From Vessel APL DENVER Voy 056)
• Terminal Security Charge (TSC) From India To Sokhna, Egypt Effective Date : 1st January 2013
• Imposition Of Sokhna Terminal Security Fee For Shipments From And to Sokhna Port
• Hot Stowage Surcharge (HSS) Shipments To USA And Canada Effective Date : 1st February 2013
• Containers only with valid documents allowed to enter GTIL
• Value Added Surcharge (VAS) Origin: Bangladesh (Chittagong) Dest: India Effective From : 4th December 2012
• Government Of Indonesia Issues New Regulations On Imported Horticulture Products
• Intermodal Fuel Charge (IMS) Shipments To USA Effective Date : 1st January 2013
• Bunker Charge (BSC) - Transpacific Eastbound Trade Effective Date: 1st January 2013
• Bunker Charge (BSC) - Transpacific Westbound Trade Effective Date : 1st January 2013
• Alameda Corridor Charge (CDR) Shipments To USA Effective Date : 1st January 2013
• India Service Tax Including Education CESS (STX) For Export Shipments From India
• India Service Tax Including Education CESS (STX) For Import Shipments To India
• Winter Surcharge (WTR) Shipments To Russia (Vladivostok Only) (Revised) Effective Date : 1st December 2012
• Winter Surcharge (WTR) Shipments To Russia (Vladivostok Only) Effective Date : 23rd December 2012
• New Custom Regulation For Shipment Destined To Iraq -- Cargo To Iraq Require Certificate Of Origin & Invoice Stamped By Iraqi Embassy At Origin
• Pre-Notification Of Trans-Shipped Consignments Subject To Veterinary Checks At The Port Of Hamburg – Six Digit HS Code Is Mandatory For Europe
• Containers only with valid docs allowed to enter GTIL
• Winter Surcharge (WTR) Shipments To And From Russia Via St. Petersburg Effective Date : 1st December 2012
• Import Cargo On Vessel: APL Chicago VOY: 069(W)- ETA Revised
• Congestion at Dammam Port impacts cargo delivery.
• ( Revised ) Delay Recovery Import Surcharge (DRI) Origin : India (Nhava Sheva And Mundra Only) Destinations: Sokhna,Egypt , 6th Of October , 10th Of Ramadan, Sosdi, Suez And Adabiya Effective Date: 22nd October 2012
• Delay Recovery Import Surcharge (DRI) Origin : India (Nhava Sheva And Mundra Only) Destinations: Sokhna,Egypt , 6th Of October , 10th Of Ramadan, Sosdi, Suez And Adabiya Effective Date: 22nd October 2012
• Sokhna Port (EGYPT)-Complete Strike
• Moving Operations at Abu Dhabi from Mina Zayed To Khalifa Port Container Terminal
• Misconnection at Singapore Relay Port Vessel: APL Texas V.027
• Sokhna Port - Delay Recovery Surcharge
• Deployment change for LWX Service
• CIX Service - Revised Port Cut Off
• SRX Service - Revision in Port Rotation
• CIX Service  -  Revised berthing Window and Terminal
• VIETNAM'S REGULATION ON LICENSE NUMBER
• Requirements for Reefer Bookings For Haiphong And Vietnam
• Specific Commodity Description Required For Shipments to Korea
• Update on Consolidated Mumbai Documentation Email ID covering Import and Export
• Indonesia New Regulation - Importer licence (KT2) required for Agricultures & Horticultures shipments
• Consolidation of Mumbai Documentation Email ID
• Congestion Surcharge (Reefer Tariff Revised) – From India to Puerto Rico, USA – Effective Date 1st & For Reefer - 5th October 2012 respectively
• Congestion Surcharge (Reefer Tariff Revised) – From India to Canada – Effective Date 1st & For Reefer - 5th October 2012 respectively
• General Rate Increase (GRI) origin: India Destination: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico Effective date: 6th October 2012
• Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS) - From India to Canada; Puerto Rico; USA – Effective Date 1st October 2012
• Congestion Surcharge – From India to Puerto Rico, USA – Effective Date 01 October 2012
• Congestion Surcharge – From India to Canada – Effective Date 01 October 2012
• Implementation of operational cost recovery charges for imports and exports in & out of Saudi Arabia, Effective Date 1st august 2012
• Introduction of Late SI submission fee - $100/BL
• Container Cleaning Fee (CCR) For Reefer Trade Origin: India Destination: Canada Effective Date: 1st September 2012
• Container Cleaning Fee (CCR) For Reefer Trade Origin: India Destination: U.S.A. (Except Puerto Rico And Virgin Islands) Effective Date: 1st September 2012
• India Tariff Update Destination Inbound Arbitary / Inland Haulage Charge , From All Origin - To West Region Inland Depot's
• Levy Of Service Tax On Container Detention Charges. Effective Date 01st July 2012
• Client Advisory On Reefer Container
• CRM Rollout At Mumbai From 15th May 2012
• Pre Check Of Advance Bill Of Entry Submission For Cargoes Ex China
• Destination Terminal Handling Charges (DDC) From All Origin To Nhavasheva (NSICT) Effective Date 18 May 2012.
• Destination Terminal Handling Charges (DDC) From All Origin To Nhavasheva (GTI/JNPT) Effective Date 18 May 2012.
• Brokerage Payment Process
• Inbound Equipment Detention Tariff
• Revised Non BL Charges
• Client Advisory On Reefer Acceptance
• Revised In Service Tax
• Changes in Procedure for the Form 13 Issuance
• Operational Admin Fee
• Variation in Set Temperature
• General Rate Increase (GRI) From Asia,Australia,East Africa,Middle East,West Asia To Costa Rica,Dominican Republic,Panama. Effective Date 01st January 2012
• Container Cleaning Fee (CCF) Effective Date 07th January 2012
• Container Maintenance Charge (CMC) Effective Date 07th January 2012
• Turkey 24 Hours Rule Regulation Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)
• Cigarettes Shipment To Egypt
• Booking Stopped For Yangon Port For Commodity Buffalo Meat/Omasum
• Submission of seal number on shipping instruction to include both letter prefix and number for shipment to Ecuador
• Submission of Consignee's Merchant Registration Number On Shipping Instruction For Shipment To Puerto Rico. Effective Date 01st December 2011
• Contingency Recovery Surcharge (CRC) At Nhavasheva Effective Date 07th August 2011 Discharge Date
• Misdeclaration Of Us Flag Preference Cargo
• Implementation of joint survey fee & temperature download fee (refrigerated cargo)
• China customs increasing scrutiny of inbound/advance manifest data -- particularly seal numbers
• Karachi BL Requirements
• EU Regulation 1875/2006 – Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)
• Publication of New Mechanical Seal Standard - Effective Date 1st March, 2012
• Marble Blocks Stowage Guidelines

Shipping Forms:

• PreClearance Declaration for Hazardous Cargo
• Declaration for Hazardous Cargo Certificate
• Declaration for Non Dangerous Cargo
• Release of cargo against Bank Guarantee - Export / Import
• BL Draft
• Diversion Request Form
• DIT Request Format
• Import / Export Bond Format
• Issuance of second set of Original Bills of Lading
  and more...
• Check List for Export Documentation - Mumbai
• Check List for Import Documentation - Mumbai
• Check List for Export Documentation - Kolkata
• Check List for Import Documentation - Kolkata
• Procedure to be followed by receiver/consignee in case of any cargo claims and
  request for joint survey
• Process for Import Direct Delivery - Nhava Sheva
• Import Container Bond Format - Bangalore
• Import Container Bond Format - Chennai
• Import Container Bond Format - Cochin
• Import Container Bond Format - Hyderabad
• Import Container Bond Format - Kolkata
• Import Container Bond Format - Mundra
• Import Container Bond Format - Nhavasheva
• Import Container Bond Format - Tuticorin
• Import Container Bond Format - Vizag
• Import Container Bond Format - North-Central India
• Import Container Bond Format - Pipavav