Carriage of coastal cargo from one Indian port to another port in foreign going vessels - Regarding

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....containers carrying imported/export goods. It has been stated that the desired facility will allow the foreign going vessels to carry coastal cargo on their voyage from one Indian port to another before they leave the last Indian port and are bound foreign shores, e.g. ships operating on route from Nhava Sheva-Cochin-Tuticorin to say Australia and vice versa can be utilised to carry domestic containers from Nhava Sheva to Cochin and Tuticorin while en-route to foreign ports and similarly on return voyage, they can be utilised for carrying domestic containers from Tuticorin to Cochin and Nhava Sheva. According to the trade, the proposed facility will help create better capacity utilisation of ships and also reduce the transaction cost of exp....

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....r of the vessel shall not permit the loading of such coastal cargo containers unless the Bill of Coastal Goods duly passed along with the permission of the proper officer to load the container is received by him. On receipt of the documents, the Master shall prepare a Coastal Manifest in triplicate. A separate set of manifest shall be prepared for each coastal port for which the vessel is carrying coastal cargo. The proper officer may, after making necessary checks, make an endorsement on the manifest, retaining one copy of the manifest and return the other two copies to the Master of the vessel. The Master shall retain one copy as carrier's record and submit the other to the proper officer at the destination port along with the Bill(s) of ....

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....tal Goods delivered by the Master of the vessel. The proper officer may, however, permit the vessel to leave if the Master or his Agent submits a bond with such surety or security as he may consider necessary in respect of the containers where the seals are found to be tampered with. (h) The reconciliation of coastal containers delivered with the Coastal Manifest and the entries in the Advice Book shall be completed at the last Indian port of call before the vessel leaves for foreign port. It shall be ensured that all charges and penalties due in respect of that vessel have been paid or the payment is secured by such guarantee or deposit of such amount as the proper officer at the port of loading may direct. (i)  In cas....