AL RASHED INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CO WLL C/O AL RASHED UNITED SHIPPING SERVICES CO. – ESTABLISHMENT HISTORY

AL RASHED GROUP OF COMPANIES Est. 1911

AL RASHED INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CO WLL KUWAIT Est. 1952

AL RASHED UNITED SHIPPING SERVICE IRAQ Est. 2003

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq AL RASHED GROUP… in iRAq

 Al Rashed United Shipping Services,  Is an extended arm of Al Rashed International Shipping company to serve the international clients and local traders in Iraq. Established in 2003 after the ending of operation “Iraqi Freedom”.. Al Rashed played major role in the re-construction of Iraq. A team of professionally experienced staffs under the able guidance of a visionary management, offer the trade a comprehensive bouquet of services that include port / shipping agency, liner agency, heavy lift handling capability, feeder operation, break bulk shipments, air charters, air freight, NVOCC and logistics.

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq SCOPE OF SERVICES

 Port Agency  Liner Agency  Project Cargoes  Logistics Services  Customs Clearance  Air Freight  Sea Freight  Land Freight (Safwan border – Commercial shipments only)  Transportation  Warehousing  De-Consolidaters  Sea Freight  Air-freight  Air Charters

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq AL RASHED UNITED SHIPPING SERVICES

 Facilities:

 Main office at Basra City

 Port office Outside Port

 Khor Al Zubayr Free Zone Ware House

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq MODUS OPERANDI

 All documents are received at Kuwait – Iraq Desk  Day-to-day co-ordination with Iraq office  All movements controlled by Iraq Desk at Kuwait office  Data’s updated from Kuwait  Correspondance via Kuwait office  Accounts controlled by Kuwait office for all Iraq operations

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq Iraq Desk – correspondance details

M/s Al Rashed International Shipping Co. W.L.L Al Rashed Complex, 4th Floor, Fahed Al Salem Street, Kuwait City P.O. Box: 20241, Safat 13063, State of Kuwait

Tel : + 965 – 22912800 / 2801 Fax: + 965 - 22403222 or 22408396

E-mail: General id : [email protected] Ramesh Kumar : [email protected] Zulfikar Ali : [email protected] G. Chadha : [email protected] Ravi Varrier : [email protected] Pradeep Menon : [email protected]

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq B/L TO BE ENDORSED :-

M/s Al Rashed United Shipping Services Business Centre Near Manawi Basha Hotel Al Qahira Quarter Area 301/59 Bldg. No.8, Basrah - Iraq.

Contact: Mr Hassan Rabea : +964 7809114737 Mr Ahmed Al Najjar : +964 780 9116313

Email : [email protected]

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq HANDLING AT UMM QASR SEA PORT, IRAQ

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq GUIDELINE

 BL/Manifest must ensure that actual receiver data is available with Contact details, Mobile Nos  MBL if involved to be as follows:  Shipper: XYZ forwarder  Consignee: Actual Consignee at Iraq  Do not declare any Mobile / Email id of consignee on MBL to avoid direct release of delivery order by Carrier agent  Notify party: Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Basra, Iraq Contact details / PIC as per contact list  HBL if involved to be as follows:  Shipper: Actuals  Consignee: Actual with Mobile No, Contact person, Email id  Notify party: Actual with Mobile No, Contact person, Email id  Pls ensure MBL surrendered  If HBL for Ministry, kindly ensure that NOC from shipper secured to release d/o without OBL since Iraq banks take a long time resulting consignee to deliver OBL long time.  Notes: ministry most of the time do not produce HBL once received cargo fyg and shipper should not hold us for any cost/consequences.

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq GUIDELINE

 Pls ensure that consignee full style addres, PIC / Mobile No and possibly email details available  Most of the communication of arrival at Iraq is on Mobile phones where email id not available  For forwarding shipments, we only issue authorization letter to receivers in order for them to settle all other charges direct to carrier, including security deposits  Surrender msg to carrier must be copied to us to produce at Iraq agent to avoid delays to consignee  Ocean freight to include destination THC as well, mainly for Ministry as consignee, though we will not be involved – we will like to avoid disputes by Government receivers. Else actual consignee to settle THC direct with carrier along with local charges  Ensure that agent (us) is not liable for any damages / loss of cargo & should be dealt appropriately on claims  Alchohol, Drugs, Porno materials of any kind, Arms & ammunitions, IMO Class 1, 7 are prohibitted and do not accept any items.  Other IMO Class items are subject acceptance only. Pls refrain as much possible and check with us  Authorisation letters can be issued only after vessel berthing

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq GUIDELINE

 Please ensure SOC & COC containers are issued in different documents including Bills of lading  Pls follow guideline of SOC (Shipper own units), where applicable

 Do not involve any bank in direct OBL (MBL)  If any Bank is involved & SHIPPER if insisting MBL only please do not issue notify to us and should be handled directly  No Freight collect acceptable at this stage unless we are aware of consignee and issued in written for acceptance, without any liability to us in case of receivers failure  No additional collections are possible as consignee will arrange d/o with carrier direct upon payment of local charges

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq GUIDELINE – CARRIER CHARGES

• Delivery Order charges vary from carrier to carrier • Free days (Line detention) varies from carrier to carrier • Container security deposit, varies from carrier to carrier • M&R : Procedures vary from carrier to carrier

Please ensure to select carrier and we can assist within our Representation wherever possible to have better control on Shipments

For MLO involved we prefer:- - MSC - Safmarine - Maersk

- Do not use CMA / Hapag Lloyd due to local complications

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq GUIDELINE – COMMERCIAL AIR SHIPMENTS

 Commercial cargo by Airfreight  Pls check with us prior movement

 No endorsement are available & has to be on final receivers  No Freight collect acceptable

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq IMPORTANT RECENT INTERNAL CIRCULARS

 SHIPPER OWNED CONTAINERS

 Please ensure that SHIPPER OWN UNITS accepted for Umm qasr discharge comply with following:-  ISO STANDARD 4 ALPHABET PREFIX FOLLOWED BY 7 DIGITS  PLS ENSURE THAT NOS NOT MARKED AS “XXXU” ALSO.  CSC Plate rating validity available  Documentation:  In case shipment consist of COC & SOC for same client on same voyage;  DO NOT combine COC & SOC container on the same Bill of Lading.  Shipper Own Units must be available on separate document

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq IMPORTANT RECENT INTERNAL CIRCULARS

 CLEARANCE DOCUMENTS

 Trade has been informed that all clearance documentation will require following documents in Original without fail:-  Original Invoice  Packing List  Certificate of Origin  Other related documents for cargo  Invoice / Certificate of Origin must be legalised by POL chamber of commerce & COO to be issued at Manufacturing country attested by Iraqi Consulate / Embassy at Cargo origin country  Certificate of Conformity where applicable  Pre-Inspection Certificate issued by SGS / BV where required  Any chemical import or HAZ mat, consignee must have relevant Import licence for cargo valid for import  MSDS should be issued

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq  WARE HOUSING

 KHOR AL ZUBAYR FREE ZONE

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq UMM QASR PORT – AERIAL VIEW

Al Rashed United Shipping Services, Iraq