Sea Cargo Regulations Updated: PDF Uploads, Optional Bonds, MCIN for Consolidated Bills, and More Flexibility Added.

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....The Directorate General of Systems and Data Management issued an advisory regarding recent changes in the Sea Cargo Manifest Transshipment Regulations (SCMTR) module of the ICES application. The changes include allowing stakeholders to upload crew effect and ship stores declarations in pdf format, making the bond requirement for transshipment optional in certain cases, generating MCIN for consolidated bills of lading, allowing the use of passport numbers for foreign nationals and diplomats, making consignee code optional in SDM filings, and making the expected departure date and time field optional in SAM filings. Additionally, adjustments were made to address errors in vessel manifests and update the Message Implementation Guide. Notably, .........