Part 5. Ship processing regulations

General operating regulations of AS Muuga Container Terminal

5.1. The processing of ships shall generally be performed in accordance with current stevedore agreements and other agreements (understandings).

Liner ships shall be processed on dates agreed to between the ship owner (agent) and the TERMINAL. The ship owner is required to inform the TERMINAL of all coming changes in the schedule 7 days prior to the anticipated date of changing of the ship’s travel plan. The TERMINAL must respond within no later than 3 calendar days. The parties are required to observe a schedule co-ordinated between the parties in writing.

The unilateral modification of the ships processing schedule is prohibited.

5.2. The TERMINAL shall perform the receipt of cargoes (without captains) from ships by a calculation of the number of places (wheel-bearing equipment, containers, trailers, cars etc. and other increased cargo places), an external inspection of such units, the presence of seal prints and the shipping documents’ compliance through verification. The transfer of cargo from the TERMINAL to a ship shall take place in an analogous manner. Such a transfer shall be confirmed with a deed signed by the representative of both parties. The transfer/receipt of trailers/semi-trailers from forwarding agents to cargo recipients and vice versa shall take place in an analogous manner.

5.3. The TERMINAL does not bear responsibility for the verification of the weight or number of cargo places unless the administration has taken responsibility for calculation or other verification measures.

5.4. The ship owner (agent) or the cargo owner (hereinafter the “applicant”), who intends to perform the loading and unloading of a ship at the TERMINAL, must submit an application containing the following information no less than 20 calendar days before the anticipated presentation of the ship:
  • The name, type and measurements of the ship, and the ship’s flag;
  • The date on which the ship is to be brought for processing;
  • The name and amount of the cargo, the packaging method, the maximum weight of one cargo place;
  • The number and measurements of the ship’s holds;
  • The class of land transport for delivery to or departure from the TERMINAL;
  • A plan for the entry/exit of the cargo that has been co-ordinated with the railway, if the cargo is to be delivered by railway;
  • The guaranteed dates of removal of the cargo from the TERMINAL after completion of the unloading from the ship.
5.5. The TERMINAL shall determine the possible date of processing of the ordered ship, based on the availability of a free quay both at the TERMINAL and during the period of absence of liners processed by the manpower of Muuga Harbour.

Co-ordination between the Applicant, the TERMINAL and Muuga Harbour of a time for the granting of a quay is a compulsory precondition for the acceptance of a ship for processing.

5.6. In the event that a non-liner ship (irregular ship) cannot be processed in the period between the processing of liners, all necessary hauling work and redocking must be co-ordinated and paid for by the Applicant.

5.7. The standard time for the processing of ships shall be determined on the basis of the deadlines for the processing of ships within the schedule agreed to between the parties.

If it is not possible to load/unload all ticket-bearing cargoes at the times prescribed in the schedule, the ship owner shall generally independently make the decision as to whether to leave the cargo on the ship or on the quay.

5.8. In order to create favourable conditions for the processing of ships at deadlines on a co-ordinated schedule, the TERMINAL has established the limits for the simultaneous storage of cargo:
  • For trailers - 80 units;
  • Containers - 3500 units, twenty-footers;
  • Cars - 40 units.
In the event the simultaneous storage limit is exceeded, the TERMINAL is entitled to declare a temporary ban or restriction of imports of cargo, and also establish a higher fee for the storage of cargo.

5.9. The provisions of the relevant agreements (understandings) and the ship processing regulations at Muuga Harbour shall apply in relation to all questions concerning uncoordinated ship processing regulations in this section.

5.10. The TERMINAL shall notify all interested parties of changes in ships’ processing regulations within 10 days, but as pertains to clause 5.6. – 5 days before the anticipated date of the establishment of the prohibition or restriction.
CTQI ISO 9001