Applying for a Vessel Agent Registration
The Transnet National Ports Authority
considers proper vessel agent conduct as vital to the safe, orderly and
efficient functioning of the ports.
In terms of Port Rule 148, issued in terms
of section 80(2) of the National Ports Act 12 of 2005, Transnet National Ports
Authority requires persons carrying out vessel agent activities in the port and
at off-shore cargo handling facilities to
apply for registration.
In terms of Port Rule 149, no person may carry out the activity of vessel
agent in a port or at an off-shore cargo handling facility without being
registered. The initial vessel agent
registration application process was advertised and rolled out during 2010,
following which, it was resolved that subsequent Vessel Agent Registration
applications will be entertained on an ongoing basis without any further
advertisements being necessary, and will be processed accordingly upon
lodgment.
Application forms for Vessel Agent Registration
can be downloaded from this site, and may also be obtained between 08:30 and
16:00 from the Customer Service Centres (CSC) in the Port Administration
Buildings in the Ports of Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth,
Cape Town, Saldanha Bay and the Revenue Office in the Port Control Building at
the Port of Mossel Bay.
Applicants must submit formal applications,
on a per port basis, to the Authority, for the attention of the Port Manager
(or designated Port Licence representative) at the respective port.
Steps to apply for a Vessel Agent Registration:
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Click on the link supplied to download the application form for
a Vessel Agent Registration.
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Click on the link supplied to download the standard terms and
conditions of the Vessel Agent Registration.
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Complete and sign the Vessel Agent Registration
application form.
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Sign the Vessel Agent Registration
certificate.
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The applications must be submitted on a per
port basis.
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No payment is required with the application.
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In order to finalise your application per
port, the following documents and information are required:
a.
Completed and signed application form per
port;
b.
Documents and information, indicated on the
application form, as needed; and
c.
Signed Vessel Agent Registration certificate.
The abovementioned documents, if hand
delivered, need to be delivered between 08:30 and 16:00 to the Customer Service
Centres (CSC) in the Port Administration Buildings in the Ports of Richards
Bay, Durban, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Saldanha Bay and
the Revenue Office in the Port Control Building at the Port of Mossel Bay, for
the attention of the Authority's Port
Manager (or designated Port Licence representative) for the applicable
port.
Payment of registration fee
Only upon written notification of the
successful outcome of an application, will Transnet National Ports Authority
requires a once-off payment per port for the full duration of the
three (3) year term of the registration, before issuing the registration
certificate. The registration fee is
payable for each port where a vessel agent conducts its business, and
the fee payable will be the applicable fee as published in the current Port
Tariff Book at the time when payment is made.
For more information
Should you have any further questions
regarding the Vessel Agent Registration application process, please call the
relevant Customer Service Centre/s (or designated Port Licence
representative/s) at the applicable port/s.
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