Dear Valued Customers, False declaration, Non-declaration or Misdeclaration of dangerous cargo will not only seriously endanger the safety of vessels, cargo, and crew, but will also produce unpredictable serious consequences. To maintain the normal commercial order and strengthen safety management, SNL will charge the liquidated damages of USD20,000.00 per container for falsely declared, undeclared or …

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Dear Valued Customers, The global shipping industry continues to experience unprecedented challenges, amplified by the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Pacific Forum Line have incurred several increased costs to operate our business including a dramatic increase in ship prices, increases to charter rates and container costs due to global shortages. Port …

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Pacific Forum Line (PFL) have been advised by Patricks Stevedores that they have implemented the Pondus weighing solution in their terminals. Pondus is an innovative weighing solution that helps drive safety across the container handling sector. Mis-declared containers create potential safety risks throughout the supply chain from transport companies to terminal operators and shipping lines. …

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Dear Valued Customers, Quay Shipping, agents for Pacific Forum Lines wish to advise effective from the 1st September 2021 Export/Import documentation fee will be adjusted. To view charges please follow the below links: Imports: https://www.quay-shipping.com/pfl/australian-port-charges/import-charges Exports: https://www.quay-shipping.com/pfl/australian-port-charges/export-charges Thank you for your continued support and understanding, should you have any points of clarity please do not …

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Dear Valued Customers, Pacific Forum Line wishes to advise that following monitoring of Low Sulphur Fuel (LSFO) price, for the last month, effective 14th of August an updated Low Sulphur Fuel Surcharge will be applicable on all shipments. LSFO price has increased by more than 10% during the monitoring period, triggering the new tier of …

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Dear Valued Customers, In 2018, New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industry introduced legislation requiring operators of commercial vessels calling New Zealand ports to uphold the Craft Risk Management Standard (CRMS) for biofouling. This legislation was introduced to keep New Zealand waters safe from invasive species. This standard requires vessel owners to: • Develop and maintain …

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