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2.11.2. The confirmation in 2.11.1 and any amendments thereto must be
accompanied by the stowage instructions and any other special loading
instructions and must be submitted to the Terminal Operator within six
(6) hours of stack closing.
2.12. Twelve Hours Prior to Arrival
2.12.1. If a stack has been set to close twelve (12) hours before vessel arrival,
the Customer must check and confirm that all the containers which are
stacked in the Terminal are to be loaded onto a specific vessel.
2.12.2. The confirmation in 2.12.1 and any amendments thereto must be
accompanied by the stowage instructions and any other loading
instructions and must be submitted to the Terminal Operator within six
(6) hours of stack closing.
2.12.3. At least twelve (12) hours prior to the revised estimated time of arrival of
the Customer’s vessel, in respect of each and every proposed call of the
vessel at the Terminal, the Customer must provide the Terminal
Operator with an electronic COPRAR message complying with the
EDIFACT standards or any other standard format as mutually agreed to
in writing by the Parties, as required in terms of Clauses 2.7.1.6, 2.7.1.7,
2.7.1.8, 2.7.3 and 2.7.4 above in respect of all containers to be
discharged from the vessel at the Terminal, which were loaded at ports
with a usual sailing time to the Port in which the Terminal is situated of
less than twenty four (24) hours, but greater than twelve (12) hours.
2.12.4. At least twelve (12) hours prior to the revised estimated time of arrival of
the Customer’s vessel, in respect of each and every proposed call of the
vessel at the Terminal, the Customer must deliver to the Terminal
Operator all containers to be loaded onto that vessel that have been
granted late arrival status by the Terminal Operator, unless the Terminal
Operator has granted a later arrival time for such containers, in which
case the containers must be delivered to the Terminal by the time
mutually agreed to by the Parties.
2.12.5. The Customer must supply the Terminal Operator with a comprehensive
list of any containers requiring re-stowage on the vessel. Such list must
reflect the current stowage position and the intended stowage position,
after completion of loading of the vessel. In the case of operational
reefer containers requiring indirect re-stowage, the list must reflect the
fact that the container in question is an operational reefer, as well as the
required temperature setting in degrees Centigrade ( 0 C) for monitoring
SOPCT 01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014
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