SC 23-030 Please find below the adjusted Customs User Fees effective October 1, 2023. Class Code Description Fee Limitation 491 Commercial Vessel Arrival Fee $553.55 $7,543.20 498 Barge/Bulk Carrier Arrival Fee $139.34 $1,900.05 494 Private Aircraft…
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SC 23-029 The rollout of the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System (VECS) will allow vessel masters, operators, and agents to submit certain vessel entry and clearance data and requests to CBP electronically, instead of submitting paper forms, completely automating the…
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SC 23-028 Crew are persons serving in a capacity required for normal operation and service on board a vessel. Non-crew are anyone else such as supernumeraries or passengers. Supernumeraries and passengers must be manifested on a passenger manifest (I-418) separate…
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MSIB XXIII-056 The Captain of the Port New Orleans is issuing Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Safety Measures to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ raising of the emergency Saltwater…
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SC 23-027 Notification to the New Orleans Trade Community that the New Orleans Marine Division will be closed from 9:00 AM – noon on Friday September 22, 2023, so that Port of New Orleans personnel can attend Vessel Entrance and…
Read MoreMSIB XXIII-055 Commencing on October 2, 2023, and continuing through December 1, 2023, the Algiers Lock will be closed to all marine traffic, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, due to dewatering operations and emergency repairs to the…
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TARIFF From CRPPA: ============================================= From: Mark Nelson <mnelson@crescentpilots.com> Subject: New transportation tariff/4th quarter pension surcharge Date: September 20, 2023 at 11:53:40 AM CDT Captain Ron, See attached a new transportation tariff effective October 1, 2023. The pension surcharge rate beginning October 1, 2023, is 29.77 mills.…
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UPDATED 18SEPT2023: SC 23-026-2-A CBP Centralized Examination Station (CES) phones are repaired and are operational. New Orleans Port Centralized Examination Station (CES) Address: U.S. CBP. Centralized Examination Station, 1601 Terminal Drive, Building #14, New Orleans, LA 70115. Hours of Operation: …
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UPDATE 06SEPT23: The Pipeline Removal at MM 11 AHP LMR and the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA) MM 0-2 AHP LMR have been postponed until further notice. The Safety Measure for MM 11 remains in effect as follows: The Captain of…
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SC 23-025-2 U.S Customs and Border Protection at MSY has continued to assist our Stakeholders with an informed compliance process as we exited the global pandemic. We have all seen change in the way our industry operates and conducts business.…
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SC 23-026 Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Area Port of New Orleans, by issuance of this Southern Currents, hereby provides guidance on the parole of crewmen. Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, provides CBP with…
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MSIB XXIII-053 1. The Captain of the Port New Orleans is issuing a safety advisory for the waters of the Lower Mississippi River from Mile Marker (MM) 228.5 to 230 Above Head of Passes (AHP). This advisory is needed to…
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SC 23-025 On July 20, 2023, the CBP Port Director, New Orleans, issued Southern Currents 23-021 soliciting comments on a request from Dupuy Storage and Forwarding, the operator of the Port of New Orleans’ CES, to change the CES Fee…
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SC 23-023-2 U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP], Port of New Orleans has recently noticed an increase in the variety and quantity of items being imported by the New Orleans Mardi Gras community which may be in violation of copyright…
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SC 23-024 HERE is the registration flyer for the CBP Vessel Entrance and Clearance System [VECS] vessel agent training in New Orleans, LA. Vessel Agents should register for this event as follows: Scan the QR code on the attached flyer,…
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SC 22-022 From CBP Field Operations Headquarters: CBP has begun to roll out the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System (VECS) pilot program which is a complete digitization and automation of the vessel Entrance and Clearance process. VECS will allow vessel…
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UPDATE 06SEPT23: The Pipeline Removal at MM 11 AHP LMR and the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA) MM 0-2 AHP LMR have been postponed until further notice. The Safety Measure for MM 11 remains in effect as follows: The Captain of…
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UPDATE 08AUG23 **Update** The time necessary to complete all rail repairs has been extended. Rail work will be conducted on the railroad side of the US-190 (Upper Baton Rouge) Bridge near LMR MM 234 AHP August 15th – 19thbetween 8:00am…
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MSIB XXIII-050 On July 27, 2023 the Captain of the Port rescinded the Vessel Traffic Service Safety Measures, outlined in MSIB Volume XXIII, Issue 047 that established one-way traffic at MM 63.8 Above Head of Passes. The saltwater wedge has…
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SC 23-023 PURPOSE The purpose of this Notice is to invite written comments regarding the request (attached) by Dupuy Storage and Forwarding Company to change the fee schedule at the New Orleans CES. Comments must be received in writing within…
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