Cargo lightening charges for Cape size vessels carrying coal

12 Apr 2021 / Krishnapatnam, India

Adani Krishnapatnam Port Ltd (AKPL) has developed infrastructure to handle deep draft cape vessels. To maintain these facilities and depths and to serve our customers, AKPL has decided to revise subject charges as mentioned in BPTS marine tariff Section IV, sub point N.

Cargo Lightening Charges = USD 3 per MT for the full B/L quantity of cargo carried.

Conditions for applicability of above charges:

1) Applicable to only cape vessels carrying coal as cargo having two or more port discharge with AKPL not being the last port of discharge.

2) Applicable to the entire cargo as per B/L brought to the port.

NOTES:

  1. If any Cape vessel is discharging full quantity of coal cargo at AKPL, then normal changes will be applicable as per BPTS.
  2. Cargo Lightening changes for any vessel other than Cape size vessel will be charged as per the published BPTS.
  3. The above charges will become applicable from 0001 hours of 15 April 2021 for all ships which arrive Adani Krishnapatnam Port on or after 0001 hours of 15 April 2021.

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Source: Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited Circular dated 8 April 2021

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