Shipping, Customs and Port FAQs

Our office is at 01, Plot 79, Ward 8B, near Lifeline Hospital, Subhashnagar, Gandhidham, Kutch, Gujarat 370201. From there our own team serves Deendayal Port (Kandla), including Tuna Tekra, and Mundra Port. See all ports we serve →

No. Globelink Shipping and Logistics (globelinksnl.com) is an independent Gandhidham company and is not connected with GlobelinkWW India Pvt Ltd.

Yes. Our own team also handles Nava Sheva (JNPT), Hazira and Chennai, covering vessel agency, stevedoring, forwarding and customs clearance. Our Gandhidham team plans the job and stays your single point of contact. See all ports we serve →

No. You can book any single service, such as customs clearance or trucks. Clients who combine services get one plan, one contact and fewer hand-offs.

A port agent represents the ship owner or charterer at the port. The agent arranges the berth, pilots and tugs, handles port, customs and immigration formalities, looks after the crew and the vessel's needs, and manages disbursements through to sailing. More on vessel agency →

A proforma disbursement account (PDA) is the agent's estimate of port costs, sent before arrival so funds can be remitted. The final disbursement account (FDA) is the actual cost after sailing, with vouchers, reconciled against the PDA.

It depends on the vessel's draft, berth availability and the cargo. Berth discharge is usually simpler. Anchorage discharge into barges can avoid waiting for a berth. We advise case by case. More on stevedoring →

The south-west monsoon (roughly June to September) brings rain and swell that can stop work on moisture-sensitive cargo and slow operations overall. We plan covered handling, storage and laytime expectations around it.

For a complete, correctly classified shipment with the Bill of Entry filed in advance and no examination, clearance can be completed within about a day of arrival. Examination, queries or missing licences add time. More on custom clearance →

Typically a commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, IEC, GSTIN, insurance and, where relevant, a certificate of origin and product licences or certificates.

Out of Charge is the customs order releasing imported goods for home consumption, after duty is paid and any examination is completed. Cargo can leave the port or CFS only after it is issued.

The customs permission that allows export cargo to be loaded onto the vessel, given after the Shipping Bill is processed and any examination is complete.

In container shipping, detention is the shipping line's charge for keeping its container too long, and ground rent is the terminal's or CFS's storage charge. In chartering, demurrage is what the charterer pays the owner when loading or discharge overruns the laytime. Fast clearance and transport keep all three down. More on CFS →

FCL is faster and safer once your cargo nearly fills a container. LCL is cheaper for small volumes but takes longer. More on freight forwarding →

Yes. Moving cargo into nearby storage stops port charges and lets you call it off in instalments. More on warehousing →

Yes. We survey the route, obtain permits, plan the loading and move ODC cargo with escorts where required. More on road haulage →

Usually for long distances (roughly 500 km and above) and large or regular volumes, especially to inland ICDs. More on rail haulage →

Laytime is the time allowed in the charter party to load or discharge. Going over it costs demurrage, and finishing early may earn despatch. More on chartering →

The cargo type and quantity, the port, vessel or container details, origin and destination, the Incoterm and your target dates. The more detail you give, the more accurate the quote.