COSCO Container Lines France S.A.

January 1, 2011

COSCON France wish you a happy and prosperous new year !

January 1, 2011

The European Union (EU) has promulgated new advance cargo security rules that are scheduled to take effect for all vessel voyages that begin fm the first minute of Jan. 1, 2011.

The European 24 Hour Rule requires that the ocean carrier lodges with the 1st entry port customs authority in the EU an Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) for all shipments that will be carried on a vessel that will call one or more ports in the EU.

The EU rules require that the ENS must be filed no later than 24 hours before the commencement of vessel loading in each foreign (i.e., non-EU) port on the vessel schedule.

An ENS is required irrespective of the final destination of each individual shipment on a vessel arriving in the EU. This means that an ENS is required for shipments:

• Imported into the EU
• Discharged in an EU port for transit by rail or truck to a non-EU destination
• Transshipped in an EU port for loading on to another vessel for carriage to a non-EU destination
• Remaining on board the vessel (FROB) during ports of call in the EU with a destination outside the EU.

The EU rules prescribe the data elements that must be included in the ENS. An incomplete ENS will be rejected by the Customs authorities. A shipment for which an ENS has not been filed and accepted by Customs may not be loaded. In other words -- the EU 24 Hour Rule applies a “no documentation – no load” requirement. Penalties and delay of the vessel and shipments carried may result in case of breach of this requirement. COSCON will definitely apply this “no documentation- no load” requirement.

The data elements required to be included in the ENS will need to be taken from our master Bill of Lading (B/L). COSCON issues master B/L on the basis of information provided at the time of booking and completed by the shipping instructions as received from each of our shippers and/or customers.

If we do not get these shipping instructions well ahead of the time when we must lodge the ENS, we will be unable to file a complete ENS for the shipment. The latest time that we must receive the shipping instructions so that we may file a complete ENS on time is called documentation cut-off.

COSCON will apply different documentation cut-off times for each non-EU foreign load port and trade lane, and our local office will in due course inform you about the documentation cut-off that also will be provided at the time of booking.

The data elements we will need to receive by the documentation cut-off for inclusion in the ENS are:

• Consignor (EORI number where available)
• Consignee (EORI number where available)
• Notify Party (mandatory for “To Order” B/L)
• Cargo description: 4 digit HS code, but 6 digit HS Code is recommended
• Code for the type of packages
• Number of packages
• Shipping marks for packaged goods (not necessary for containerized goods)
• Container number
  Seal number
• Gross mass (in kilograms)
• UN code for dangerous goods
• Transport charges method of payment code (e.g. payment in cash, payment by credit card, payment by check, electronic credit transfer, account holder with carrier, not pre-paid).

COSCON might not accept a plain language cargo description instead of HS codes. This is because several EU Member States have stated that they would not accept cargo descriptions in English but will require that cargo descriptions be translated into their national languages, thus imposing an additional reporting burden on ocean carriers and their shipper customers. Use of the HS codes will address this issue. Also, although the EU rules – currently, at least – only require 4 digit HS codes, we recommend that our shippers and/or customers always provide HS codes at the 6 digit level. 4 digit HS codes are rather general and may lead Customs authorities to make enquiries about the nature of the goods, perhaps putting a hold on the shipment pending receipt of more details thereof.

The Customs authorities will use the 24 hour “window” between filing of the ENS and commencement of vessel loading to assess the risk of shipments. If this risk assessment results in Customs issuing a “Do Not Load”(DNL), we will inform the shipper and/or customer concerned and, in cooperation with the customer, try to address Customs’ concerns so that the container may still be loaded on to the scheduled vessel. However, the EU Member States are entitled to establish their own conditions for whether and on what basis, to lift a DNL, so our shipper and/or customers should expect delays in the loading of containers subject to a DNL.

The most efficient way to reduce the likelihood of European Customs authorities issuing DNL is to ensure that the shipping instructions are:

• Provided at the latest by our documentation cut-off
• Complete and
• Accurate.

COSCON has made every effort to study EU 24 Hour rules and kept a close eye on the latest rules promulgated by individual state of EU members. Meanwhile, we have also spent much, time, money and manpower, updating and developing our system so that we can help our customers properly lodge ENS and fully satisfy EU 24 Hour rules.

January 1, 2011

With the EU Customs Cargo Advance Security Rules, COSCON decide to implement ENS (Entry Summary Declaration surcharge) for all shipments from Far East and IPBC area to European countries with effective fm Jan 1st 2011(sailing date).

The details are as follow:
1. The rate of ENS is USD25 per bill of lading to cover the daily COSCON additional operation cost of the new rules. In case customer requests a manifest amendment after we lodged Entry Summary Declaration with EU Customs, USD40 per bill of lading will be implemented.
2. The above surcharge will be prepaid for shipments destined to the below countries:
A) 27 members of European Union countries:
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, The Republic of Ireland, Greece, Portugal , Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Malta, Cyprus, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuanian, Romania, Bulgaria
B) Other European countries whose cargo must be transhipped via European Union ports:
Russia, Norway, Switzeland, Iceland, Croatia

February 16, 2011

By logging on www.coscon.com, you can receive automatic cargo status updates via e-mail.

 February 22, 2011

COSCON France is proud to announce that the new ESE service will be launched in the beiginning of March 2011,

connecting North Europe and Med to the East Coast of South America.

Find more details about this service by clicking here.

June 7, 2011

COSCON distribute a mobile application to experience the convenience of our excellent service.

With the COSCON mobile application, you can keep a close eye on your cargo and explore the COSCON Sailing Schedule wherever you are! 
Click here to get the detailed information.

June 17, 2011

Click below to calculate the CO2 emission of your cargo on our ships.

October 19, 2011

We are pleased to announce that starting from October 17, 2011, a new West Med to Israel service, COSMED, will call at the port of SETE.

This service will be operated by 2 x 900 TEUs vessels.

The rotation will be as follows:

Sete / Genoa / Naples / Haifa / Ashdod / Sete

Click here to obtain more information about transit times, schedules and vessel particulars.

January 6, 2011

We are pleased to announce that starting from January 2012, a new Asia - Europe service, AEX7, will call at the port of LE HAVRE.

The first call in LEH HAVRE will take place on February 7, 2012.

This service will be operated by 6 x 14000 TEUs, 1 x 13000 TEUs, 1 x 12000 TEUs and 1 x 9000 TEUs vessels.

The rotation will be as follows:

Le Havre / Rotterdam / Hamburg / Zeebrugge / Port Kelang / Shanghai / Ningbo / Shekou / Hong Kong / Yantian / Port Kelang / Le Havre

Click here to obtain more information about transit times, schedules and vessel particulars.