"Door to door service" of anchorage to solve the problem of customs clearance of offshore platform

Recently, at the anchorage of Weihai sea area, a newly recorded Liberian "Guinevere" offshore operation platform was quietly parked. Unable to berth at the dock, the "big man" is still waiting to go through the exit customs clearance procedures. The customs officers of Weihai customs, affiliated to Qingdao Customs, landed on the platform of "door-to-door service", and handled the ship exemption from health control measures certificate and crew boarding procedures on site, which solved the urgent needs of enterprises.

"I was worried that the handling of anchorage procedures would delay the operation progress, but I didn't expect the customs to provide direct door-to-door service, which not only solved our practical difficulties, but also ensured the safe operation of the platform." said Xiao Ning, manager of Weihai Branch of Rongcheng Baiyuan International Shipping Agency Co., Ltd.

It is understood that "Guinevere" is a professional offshore operation platform. Due to the draft of 20 meters after the installation of thrusters, it is unable to enter the channel and dock, and it needs to rely on the dynamic positioning system to maintain the safe operation attitude of the platform. Key crew members cannot leave the ship for formalities.

"After receiving the information from the shipping agency, we responded to the needs of the enterprise at the first time, broke the conventional mode of 'handling at the dock window', coordinated the business backbone to carry equipment to the sea anchorage to check the materials and complete the health supervision process." caihailin, head of the ship supervision section of the port office of Weihai customs, said,

We will continue to focus on the customs clearance needs of special ships and special scenes, continue to improve service measures, innovate service modes, and improve regulatory efficiency, so as to contribute to optimizing the business environment at ports and helping enterprises develop. (Ju Longfei/text)