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B I N Q
A S I M P O R T's T A N K E R
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Port Bin Qasim
is about 45 km from Karachi. There are three oil piers at Port Bin
Qasim, namely Marginal Wharf-1, one Oil pier belonging to FAUJI oil
terminal (FOTCO) and another one belongs to Engro Pak Tank Limited,
namely EPTL-13.
Berthing is carried out on " first come first serve " basis. All berthing
and sailing operations are carried out during day light as there is
no night navigation.
Limitations and restrictions of these piers are as under
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Berth No
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Max Draft
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Limit Restrictions
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Displacement
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Products Handled
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LOA
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Beam
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MW-1
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10 m
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185 m
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28 m
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No restriction
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Discharging Edible oil, M.E.G, LPG and loading Crude oil
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FOTCO
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11 m
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245 m
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40 m
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No restriction
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Discharging fuel oil only
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ETPL-13
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10 m
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225 m
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33 m
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No restriction
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Discharging Paraxylene, Acetic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, LPG
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Claims and Penalties
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In order to fully protect your interest, we
advise the following to avoid claims and penalties.
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Pakistani Customs give a tolerance of (+/-)
0.25 per cent between B/L and arrived ullage report quantities.
Therefore, we strongly advise you to appoint reliable surveyors
at load port.
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The Master
should monitor loading surveyor calculation closely and lodge N.O.P.
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If there is
any shortage he needs to involve P&I Club.
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We have very reputable / experienced surveyors
who we will appoint here in Karachi / Port Qasim.
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We recommend not to declare your Arr / Ullage
report or cargo quantity to customs on arrival without consulting
our appointed surveyor to safeguard your interest.
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Please note that according to customs regulations
all cargo is discharged into customs bonded tanks and delivery of
cargo to consignee is effected against delivery order issued from
agents / us.
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This is issued to consignee only after presentation
of Original Bill of Lading or Bank Guarantee. Therefore consignees
do not normally present OBL prior commencement of discharging.
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Please note that in order to reduce risk of
customs / commercial claims due shortage of cargo discharge and
resultant delays to the vessel's berth stay, its normal practice
to appoint shore squeezing gang. In our view, the ship's crew is
usually unable to perform due to the limited manpower and excessive
heat in tanks.
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