Standard Operating Procedures for Container Terminals ... - Transnet

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The terms and conditions of this Electronic Data Interchange Agreement (“this EDI Agreement”)
govern the conduct and methods of operation of the Parties in relation to the interchange of
data for the purpose of or associated with the supply of vessel, inland carriers and container
related data, by electronic transmission. They take account of the Uniform Rules of Conduct for
Interchange of Trade Data by electronic transmission adopted by the International Chamber of
Commerce, in conjunction with the TEDIS Programme European Model EDI Agreement. If
necessary, additional rules may be agreed between the Parties, these rules are specific/bilateral
and must be agreed upon in writing and signed by both the Terminal Operator and the
Customer in order to become binding.
1.2. The provisions of this Clause 1.2, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this EDI
Agreement apply where the Customer requests the Terminal Operator in terms of a:
1.2.1. Container Terminal Order or pre-advice (and booking) EDI message for Shipping, to
receive (and if applicable stack), and ship the containers aboard the vessel referred to
therein and as stipulated therein;
1.2.2. Container Terminal Order or EDI release message for Landing, to receive (and if
applicable store), and forward the containers listed herein to named consignee by the
means of transport stipulated herein;
1.2.3. Container Terminal Order for Transhipping, to tranship the containers referred to therein
to the named destination by the means of transport stipulated therein;
1.2.4. Import Container List or EDI discharge message, to discharge (and if applicable store),
and forward the containers listed therein to the named consignee by the means of
transport stipulated therein (including rail information forwarded to TFR);
1.2.5. Vessel load instruction or EDI load message, to ship the containers referred to therein to
the named destination by means of transport stipulated therein;
1.2.6. Vessel bay-plan or EDI bay-plan, to discharge containers stipulated therein.
1.3. The Terminal Operator is not responsible for any incorrect statement of mass or content of any
consignment of cargo reflected in the documents referred to in Clause 1.2 above and the
Terminal Operator’s liability for any claims, howsoever arising, is limited as provided for in the
Conditions and/or Statutory Provisions. The Customer must pay any additional charges which
may be incurred by the Terminal Operator in carrying out any instructions in the documents
referred to in Clause 1.2 above.
SOPCT 01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014
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