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) for the first 72 hours from the Completion of Discharge (COD) time to creation of Delivery Note (DN) transactions.
- For Export – FSP for 72 hours from first Unloading Advice (UA) to ATB of vessel.
Non-Liner Scheme
- For Non-Liner vessels, the FSP is 6 hours.
- For Import – The FSP is from the COD to the creation of the DN.
- For Export – The FSP is from the transaction of the first UA to the ATB.
- Unauthorised storage of $2.50/tonne/day is imposed when storage exceed the FSP of first 6 hours.
