Pls kindly refer to the timetable these days regarding this shipment first:
- 6th Apr, we rcvd the mail saying the vessel will arrive at 12th, and the ship agency agree to arrange the berthing instantly
- 9th Apr, rcvd the mail saying the vessel will advance to arrive at 11th afternoon, and the ship agency promise to arrange the berthing once she arrived
Meanwhile, we also contacted Terminal 10 for the direct berthing issue which we often cooperate and have good relationship with; just to avoid any delay on berthing. And we communicated with your ship agency that suggests berthing at Terminal 10 instead of Terminal 14 which has some congestion theses days. But they said it’s no problem for Terminal 14 and they guarantee the direct berthing once again. So we accepted their original plan.
- 12th Apr, we sent all our cargoes alongside the terminal and waiting for the berthing but in vain. Then we called ship agency and got the reply that Terminal 14 is in congestion now!
At the mean time, we contacted terminal 10 and get the answer that they still could arrange direct call instantly. Then we sent mail to ownr and suggest changing the berthing to Terminal 10 to avoid time loss, but the answer was still kept unchanged.
- 13th,Apr, we were still trying our best to find solution to make the vessel berth asap, but ownr still answered to call Terminal 14
- 14th Apr finally get the notice of the berthing plan was made and the ETB is 15th Afternoon.
Now, we’re facing the detention of the heavy-load trucks which amounts about 4,000 USD per day. Also, we have to face the possible detention of the vessel which had been already occurred and might continue to account in the following days.
But we think that it’s the problem of the ship agency who haven’t exert due diligence when arranging for the berthing plan and directly lead to this unexpected result! And we should have avoided so much time and the economical loss if the good communication was held between us and the back-up berthing plan was held. So we feel so sad against this happening, and pls comment accordingly.
这个是大概的事情原委!请问杨老师，根据以上情况DETENTION是否可以免除？作者: perrin 时间: 2010-4-14 17:30
