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CHINA IMPORT LOGISTICS

THE BUSINESS REGULATIONS OF CHINA IMPORT LOGISTICS & OCEAN SHIPPING AGENCY SERVICE
(Issued by China Sea Hog Import Logistics Service on October 07, 2011)

Article 1. China Ocean Shipping Agency and its Branches (hereinafter called "this AGency") exclusively act as sole agents for all kinds of ships engaged in international civil service calling at Chinese ports. These Regulations are laid down for defining the mutual relations and responsibilities and for settlement of accounts.

Article 2. The scope of business of this Agency:
(1) Attending to the procedure for ship’s entry and departure and arranging for pilotage and ship’s berth;
(2) Arranging marine survey, ship’s repairs and fumigation, cleaning and sweeping of cargo holds and supply of bunkers, fresh water, provisions, stores etc.
(3) Attending to clearance of containers (with or without chassis or bogie), arranging loading/discharging, stuffing/unstuffing, inspection fumigation, repairs, sweeping and cleaning, and combined transport of containers;
(4) Arranging shipments, booking space, arranging loading/ discharging , applying for supervision of loading, inspection, testing, weighing/ measuring and fumigation of cargo and arranging settlement of cargo claims and transhipment of through cargo;
(5) Subject to authorization, signing bills of lading and contracts of affreightment: issuing documents relevant to handing/ taking over of cargo and/or containers and arranging printing of unified forms of shipping documents;
(6) Booking international sea passages and attending to formalities for passenger’s or tourist’s embarkation/disembarkation;
(7) Arranging loading/discharging of international mails;
(8) Attending to marine casualties and arranging for Salvage;
(9) Attending to chartering, purchase/sale and/or handing/ taking-over of ships, and signing Charter Parties and sales contracts on behalf of the Entrusting Party;
(10) Applying for marine officer’s certificates, arranging medical treatment for crew members, and attending to the procedure for replacement and repatriations of crew members;
(11) Computing freight,collecting and effecting payment for account of the Entrusting Party; attending to settlement of despatch money and/or demurrage;
(12) Purchasing and/or forwarding ship’s spare parts and stores;
Any business other than those mentioned above may be handled under separate arrangement.

Article 3. The Entrusting Party having accepted these Regulations may establish agency relations with this Agency on either of the following basis:
(1) Agency on long-term basis: Application is to be made to the Head Office of this Agency. Once agency relation has been established, no further application is needed for ship’s subsequent calls at each port on each trip; or
(2) Agency on trip basis: Application is to be made either to the Head Office or to its Branch at the port of call 15 days prior to ship’s arrival. (In case the ship calls at more than one port, it is only necessary to apply once to the Head Office or to the Branch at the first port of call).
Besides the Entrusting Party referred to above, any other party concerned requesting this Agency to handle its business in connection with the same ship is to be deemed the Second Entrusting Party.

Article 4. For the first call at Chinese ports of ships operated by the Entrusting Party, information should be given in advance to this Agency so as to enable it to submit applications to the parties concerned. Only after permission being granted shall they be allowed to call.

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