Shipping and logistics insights

Customs / 7 Oct 2026 / 2 min read

Bill of Entry types explained for importers at Kandla

Home consumption, warehousing and ex-bond: which Bill of Entry you need, when to file it and how advance filing shortens clearance.

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Customs / 3 Oct 2026 / 2 min read

Demurrage and detention at Mundra: how to avoid them

Where free days are lost between the terminal, the CFS and the shipping line, and the planning steps that keep charges down.

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Vessels / 29 Sep 2026 / 2 min read

What a port agent does, from NOR to sailing

A walk through a port call at Kandla: the documents, the decisions and the disbursements an owner should expect from their agent.

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Chartering / 25 Sep 2026 / 2 min read

Laytime and demurrage in voyage charters

How laytime starts, what stops the clock and why an accurate statement of facts settles most demurrage disputes.

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Operations / 21 Sep 2026 / 2 min read

Monsoon cargo handling at Kandla

Planning discharge of fertiliser, grains and other moisture-sensitive cargo through the south-west monsoon.

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Freight / 17 Sep 2026 / 2 min read

FCL vs LCL from Gujarat ports

When a full container pays for itself, what LCL really costs in time, and how to compare both on equal terms.

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Transport / 13 Sep 2026 / 2 min read

ODC cargo road permits in Gujarat

Route surveys, state permits and escorts: what it takes to move over-dimensional cargo out of Kandla and Mundra by road.

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Vessels / 9 Sep 2026 / 2 min read

How to read a PDA: proforma disbursement accounts explained

What goes into a port agent's cost estimate, the assumptions behind it, and why the final account sometimes differs.

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