Port users

• Port users are the entities that use ports to transport goods, people or other commodities.
• Port users


  • Carriers
  • Shippers
  • C & F Agent
  • Agent
• Port users


  2022/05/23
• Port User


  Means and include the owner, lessee, charterer, operator or manager of any vessel and/or road carrier or any person for whom Council provides or is to provide a Port related service, and/or any person who is or who appears on reasonable grounds to be an agent for or a representative of any one or more of the foregoing and/or any lessee/licensee or sub-lessee/ sub- licensee of Council in respect of Port of Greymouth and/or any contractor who has cause to work within the Port Area and the obligations and liabilities under these conditions of all or any such persons, if there be more than one, shall be joint and several.
• Port users per category and port market.
• Carriers


  Shipping lines investing terminals, including container shipping lines and short sea shipping carriers used to move people or goods from one port to another
• Benefits of Short Sea Shipping

  • Aims to reduce congestion on the road and increase sustainability, Fuel efficiency increase and an overall reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, air contaminant (CAC) emissions, traffic congestion, and transport-related noise
• Shipper


  A person or a company responsible for organising and transporting goods from one point to another, who generally bears the cost of freight, except otherwise stated in the transport contract before shipment
• Shippers can be defined as the consignor, exporter or seller and in some cases these can all be different parties to a transaction
• A shipper will be responsible for the freight costs and is usually responsible for initiating the request
• C & F Agent

  An agency that receives freight from a shipper and then arranges for transportation with one or more carriers for transport to the consignee, often used for international shipping, will usually consolidate freight from many shippers to obtain low, large volume transportation rates from carriers, often owns some pickup and delivery equipment, and provides other shipping services like packaging, temporary freight storage, and customs clearing
• Duties/Obligations of the C&F Agent

  • Accepts liability for own fault and his employees/servants, routing to the wrong destination, errors during customs operations, delivery of goods contrary to instructions
• C&F Documents


  • Various documents used by C&F agents
• C&F Essential services


  • Assist with freight quotes and other costs of international forwarding, Give a precise and itemized list of forwarding costs, Book freight space, Consolidate shipments, Prepare necessary documents and certifications, Handle legalization procedures, Distribute important documents, Prepare for insurance coverage, Provide facilities or warehouses, Provide information on hazardous materials, Give other specialized services

  
• C&F Desirable Services


  • Storage facilities abroad, Trace goods if shipment goes astray, Arrange for assessing damage to shipment
• Agent


  The ship agent, as enshrined by international maritime convention, is primarily the servant of the master and owners of the vessel, the "principal", but in practice can act for any of the parties involved in the voyage and in any capacity as agreed between the agent and his principal
• Main categories of ship agent

  • Port Agent, Cargo Agent, Owners/Charterers Agent, Others
• The Port Agent


  • Organises, oversees and coordinates all aspects of the port call, from booking berth allocations and services ahead of the vessel's arrival to finalising the accounts and other paperwork after the vessel has sailed, Functioning as the de facto port single window, the conduit for all information exchanged between the vessel and the shore, Required to be fully conversant with the safety, commercial and statutory requirements and regulations applicable to the port and ensure the vessel complies fully, Requires wide ranging and effective contacts within the regulators, port operators and service providers
• The Cargo Agent


  • Responsible for securing cargo for the line or ship operator, in regular contact with local shippers and ready to provide information on vessel schedules, competitive rates and conditions of carriage, May offer or provide inland transportation, customs clearance and other related services, May be independent or tied to/subsidiary of one specific principal
• The Owners/Charterers Agent


  • Appointed to represent the best interests of a party other than the primary nominated agent, Exact role and responsibilities determined on a case by case basis
• Other agency appointments may be made to undertake specific or general duties on behalf of a principal, often deriving from unscheduled occurrences such as port calls arising as a result of an emergency, vessel breakdowns or pollution incidents, or action by statutory authorities
• Parameters shaping the perspectives of port users