Seashell also offers following ancillary services enabling exporters/shippers and importers/consignees to adhere to the high standards of international trade needs.
Seashell with vast experience and infrastructure plays a role of port agent for various owners, assuring fast turnaround of vessels at their calls at all major Indian ports during loading/discharging operations.
LCL offers the possibility of consolidating or co-loading multiple consignments from multiple shippers/customers in one Full Container Load (FCL). Customers can ship low volumes without having the cost commitments of a full container. Hence, LCL gives customers with lower volume shipments, access to the economies of scale in ocean freight that are normally restricted to full container movements. Our long-term service contracts with many consolidators benefits our regular customers to have an optimized logistics spend.
Whatever the mode of transportation, there’s always an element of risk, thanks to the perils of voyages, political situation, default from buyers, etc. Risk Management is a specialized task which only a professional can handle. We work in partnership with commercial credit and marine insurers to make sure that all risks are taken care of or managed. Seashell advises about the best course to take and, if needed, purchase the right type of insurance cover for you.
We know the importance and value of the shipments we are handling; this is why we have contracted the best insurance policy to cover our clients’ cargo upon their request against any transport risk. This cargo insurance represents an essential added value to complete the service cycle. Protecting the client’s interests is paramount at Seashell.
Fumigation (or the use of a gas in an enclosed space to kill pests) as a curative control technique is an indispensable requirement; lethal to all stages of insect development - eggs, larvae, pupa and adult, it not only kills live infestations. Fumigation is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides or fumigants to suffocate or poison the pests within. Commodities such as food grains, oilseeds, pulses, extractions, spices, tobacco, textile, timber etc., which are important items in today’s export market, are highly susceptible to infestation from stored grain pests during storage and transit. Seashell facilitates customers in taking care of fumigation needs of the cargo.
Packing plays a major role in the transportation of goods under imports and exports. Goods are moved out to thousands of miles away from its origin handling at multiple locations and occasions. There may have different trans-shipment points on transit where the packages need to be shifted.
Proper packing is a dire need for any goods moved as there are chances of damage to cargo on negligence.The term seaworthy packing is meant to demonstrate that the packing must furthermore reinforce and withstand the harsh conditions of maritime transport and then oppose to more extreme stresses.
Seashell facilitates client’s in arranging seaworthy packing through its experienced reliable vendors.
If any cargo needs to be handled with a fork lift or other mechanical equipment, it has to be packed in pallets or other safer mode, so as to enable the crew to handle cargo without damage during transit. Pallets are plane (flat) structures utilised in cargo container ships for supporting goods or containers.
Normally, pallets are made with wood. Before pelleting, the woods used for pallets have been treated with necessary chemicals and fumigated to make free from dangerous organisms. Most of the countries demand this procedure with Certificate evidencing on fumigation. Palletization has to be effected in such a way to accommodate the required goods in good condition.
The cargo placed on the pallet is secured with straps and wraps in order to stabilize and prevent any unwanted movement. The most commonly utilized pallet size is 48 inches by 40 inches & 40 inches by 47 inches approx. (breadth by length) In Australia, the sizes of the pallets used measure 42 inches by 42 inches (breadth by length)
Seashell facilitates their customers in undertaking the palletisation of the cargo through their registered vendors with highest standards.
The origin of the product does not refer to the country where the goods were shipped from but to the country where they were made. In the event the products were manufactured in two or more countries, origin is obtained in the country where the last substantial economically justified working or processing is carried out. An often-used practice is that if more than 50% of the cost of producing the goods originates from one country, the "national content" is more than 50%, then, that country is acceptable as the country of origin.
Determining the origin of a product is important because the origin is a key information for applying tariff, embargo and other trade policies.However, not all exporters need a certificate of origin, this will depend on the destination of the goods, their nature, and it can also depend on the financial institution involved in the export operation.
Non-preferential: Non-preferential certificates of originare the most common type of certificate. These certificates of origin see that goods do not benefit from any preferential treatment and do not emanate from a particular bilateral or multilateral free trade agreement. Chambers that are authorized to issue certificates of origin are most frequently authorized to issue non-preferential certificates of origin.
Preferential: A preferential certificate of origin is a document attesting that goods in a particular shipment are of a certain origin under the definitions of a particular bilateral or multilateral free trade agreement (FTA).This certificate is required by a country's customs authority in deciding whether the imports should benefit from preferential treatment in accordance with special trading areas or customs unions such as the European Union, ASEAN or the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or before anti-dumping taxes are enforced.
Before a manufacturer/ trader can trade in a new market, most countries demand that your products conform to national and international standards. As a result, your products need to be designed and tested so that they can be sold in your target countries. Our import and export certification services enable you to reach new markets by ensuring that your products provide the required safety and regulatory compliance.
The fundamental and ultimate goal of shipping is to have the cargo delivered safely at the destination. However, it is known that movement of any kind would shake and cause the cargoes to move, either within a container, in a vessel or on a barge. Therefore, securing cargoes onto the space they are put in is of utmost importance. The most common way of doing it is lashing and choking, in the right way.Depending on the type, size and shape of the cargoes, lashing and choking can be done in various ways to achieve a secured state.
Examples of lashings are web lashings, load binders with chain and fixed winches. The equipment can be used in different applications e.g. top-over lashings (friction lashing), direct lashings and loop lashings.
A. Web lashings: To use a web lashing, or textile lashing, is one of the most common ways of securing cargo. One method that is often used is a top-over lashing (friction lashing). When using a top-over lashing the cargo is pressed down against the load carrier by the tensioning force built up in the lashing, simplified one could say that the weight is “increased”. This combined “weight” in interaction with the actual friction between the cargo and the load carrier's surface prevents the cargo from sliding. This type of lashing is also used to prevent cargo from tipping and/or to wander.
The tensioning force for the current lashing can be found on the marking (label) of the lashing and is called STF. When using the lashing as a direct lashing or a loop-lashing the strength in straight pull is used. When doing so the LC, or Lashing Capacity, is used.
B. Chain lashings: A chain lashing is used in the same way as a web lashing with the distinction that it is more commonly used as a direct lashing. With a chain lashing in G80 or G100 much higher values for LC and STF are reached.
C. Fixed winches: Fixed winches are often mounted on the outside of the load bearer. The can be of a simple configuration with a slotted axis, tensioning device and locking or a little bit more advanced being encapsulated containing a web storage. They can be bolted or welded in place.
