Local storage is for local import and export cargoes.
This type of storage is for cargo that is discharged from vessel or gate-in for shipment. The cargo is placed in transit storage to be either taken out of the port or gate-in awaiting vessel Actual Time of Berthing (ATB).
This storage is applicable for vessel under the liner and non-liner scheme.
Liner Scheme
- For Import – Free Storage Period (FSP) from the first 72 hours from the Completion of Discharge (COD) time to first Delivery Note (DN) transaction.
- For Export – FSP from first Unloading Advice (UA) to ATB of vessel.
- When storage period exceeds the Free Storage Period (FSP), store-rent is back-dated to the COD or the first UA. The rates are as per the published tariff. The storage is billed based on metric weight or volume, whichever greater (revenue tonne).
Non-Liner Scheme
- For Non-Liner vessels, the FSP is 6 hours.
- For Import – The FSP is from the COD to the transaction of the DN (whichever is earlier).
- For Export – The FSP is from the transaction of the UA to the ATB (whichever is earlier)
- Unauthorised storage of $2.50/tonne/day is imposed when storage exceed the FSP of first 6 hours.
