Guatemala Award16-044B
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IFB# 16-044B Guatemala Award
December 19, 2019
AWARD NOTICE For Freight – Counterpart International Inc. FFP Guatemala
Freight IFB 16-044B for 5,000 MT CDSBO
On behalf of Counterpart International Inc., Charterer, BKA Logistics is pleased to announce the following two freight awards:
Owners: USS Chartering LLC., 399 Thornall Street, Edison, NJ. 08837-2238
Vessel : TUG : PACIFIC DAWN ; IMO #558355
Described as: Flag : USA; - DWT 244MT on 13 ft SW; LOA 105ft ; Beam 27ft
Speed about 8 knots.
BARGE: Tank Barge SEA CREST , Flag USA , Built 1982
SDWT 6,460 Short Tons on 15ft even keel .LOA: 272 ft ; Beam 72 ft.
14 Tanks –(10 below / 4 above) 6 Segregations, 11 Pumps/ 5 MT Cargo Hose Cranes.
Vessel currently engaged in U.S. Coastwise Trade. Vessel ETA Load Port February 17, 2020, WP/AGW/UCE. Vessel will sail directly from last U.S. load port to Santo Tomas de Castilla Guatemala .
Cargo: Total 4,200 Metric Tons, min/max as full cargo.
Owners certify last three (3) cargoes are all clean, unleaded and non-toxic. Owners confirm that the immediate previous cargo for tanks, lines and pump systems designated to load the Charterer’s oil is in compliance with the NIOP/FOSFA list of acceptable previous cargoes.
Owners certify that vessel (all tanks, whether or not new /re-coated) is in compliance with FOSFA requirements for the carriage of edible oils.
Further details per IFB terms and conditions.
Laydays: Feb 15-25, 2020. – Vessel ETA load port/range Feb 17, 2020.
Load port: 1 to 2 safe berth, 1 to 2 safe U.S. Gulf port. Intention is Bunge IMTT St. Rose LA- to be reconfirmed at time of receiving the 14 days Pre-advice Notice of vessel ETA Load port.
Loading terms: per Freight IFB..
Discharge port: 1 safe berth, 1 safe port Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala. Charterer/ Receivers will nominate the discharge berth, prior to vessel commencing loading.
Discharging terms: per Freight IFB terms for discharge.
Freight Rate : Ocean Freight Rate: US$153.17 Per Metric Ton . Ocean freight rate is basis One Safe Load port /One Safe Load berth . (G-NO-IMTSR) to One Discharge Berth Santo Tomas de Castilla Guatemala.
Otherwise as per terms and conditions of COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL INC. (CPI) Freight tender IFB16-044B dated December 11, 2019 and CPI VegOil Charter Party Proforma.
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Owners: MOL Nordic Tankers (USA) LLC.
Vessel : MT NORIC MARI , or Substitute Described as: Flag : Denmark - , Built 2010, Class BV . IMO 2
SDWT 19,355 on 9.62 M even keel; GRT 11792 / NRT 6160 ; LOA: 146.60 M; Beam 23.70 M.
Capacity 21618 cbm on 98 %. 20 Stainless Steel Tanks and 20 Segregations.
Cargo: Total 800 Metric Tons, min/max as part cargo. Any additional cargoes / completion cargoes shall be subject to Charterer and USDA approval and in accordance with the Freight IFB.
Owners warrants last three (3) cargoes are all clean, unleaded and non-toxic. Owners confirm that the immediate previous cargo for tanks, lines and pump systems designated to load the Charterer’s oil is in compliance with the NIOP/FOSFA list of acceptable previous cargoes.
Owners certify that vessel (all tanks, whether or not new /re-coated) is in compliance with FOSFA requirements for the carriage of edible oils.
Further details per IFB terms and conditions.
Laydays: Feb 15-25, 2020. – Vessel ETA load port/range Feb 5-10, 2020.
Load port: 1 to 2 safe berth, 1 to 2 safe U.S. Gulf port. Intention is Bunge IMTT St. Rose LA- to be reconfirmed at time of receiving the 14 days Pre-advice Notice of vessel ETA Load port.
Loading terms: per Freight IFB.
Discharge port: 1 safe berth, 1 safe port Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala. Charterer/ Receivers will nominate the discharge berth, prior to vessel commencing loading.
Discharging terms: per Freight IFB terms for discharge.
Freight Rate :
Ocean Freight Rate: US$278.57 Per Metric Ton
Otherwise as per terms and conditions of COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL INC. (CPI) Freight tender IFB16-044B dated December 11, 2019 and CPI VegOil Charter Party Proforma.
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IFB# 16-044B Guatemala Tender
December 11, 2019
Counterpart International Inc.FFP, Guatemala 2019 5,000 MT CDSBO
Freight Tender IFB No.IFB 16-044B
Date: December 11, 2019
BKA Logistics LLC., as agents for and on behalf of Counterpart International Inc. (CPI), Charterer, requests firm offers of U.S. and non-U.S. flag tankers for the carriage of bulk Crude Degummed Soybean Oil (CDSBO) financed under the Food For Progress program on the following basis:
IFB No: IFB 16-044B
BKA Ref No: F19-0021
FFP Agreement FCC-520-2016/013-00
WBSCM Commodity Invitation 2000006641
WBSCM Freight Invitation 2000006642
Sales Order No:5000562330
Freight offers to be submitted electronically to WBSCM no later than 1000 hours CST USA (1100 hours EST) on December 17, 2019
Freight offers to be valid until 1700 hours EST December 19, 2019.
Offerors are encouraged to consider a combination with the Technoserve Inc. cargo of 14,730 MT CDSBO to Peru issued under a separate freight tender.
Only firm offers will be considered.
In addition to determine lowest landed cost, all carriers are required to submit offers electronically, by the due date and time, for the cargoes advertised by this IFB via the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system for the Invitation number(s) referenced above. All offers are subject to all requirements of WBSCM and of the afore-mentioned Invitation(s), including the deadline(s) for submission of bids therein.
The Web Based Supply Chain Management system can be accessed through the following website:
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=wbscm
Carriers must be assigned a USDA E-Authentication logon ID and password to access the WBSCM system. Contact the WBSCM help desk for information regarding logon IDs, passwords, and WBSCM system questions or concerns: Telephone: (877) 927-2648. E-mail: wbscm.servicedesk@caci.com
All proposals will be evaluated on the rates submitted in WBSCM. Free form remarks are not evaluated and are for informational purposes only and to cover optional ports, optional discharge rates, etc.
Freight payment: freight payment shall be processed through the WBSCM system and paid by USDA. Instructions for the freight payment procedures through WBSCM are available from BKA Logistics LLC – email: mark.millard@bkalogistics.net.
1. Cargo: 5,000 MT min/max Crude Degummed Soybean Oil in bulk with option of up to five Bills of Ladings of 1,000 MT each under Sales Order No.5000562330.
See Clause 5 for additional completion cargoes.
2. Laydays: February 15-25, 2020. Offeror to submit vessel scheduled voyage itinerary giving vessel’s current position, ETA Load port/range.
3. Fourteen (14) days preadvice required. Daily vessel position / status reports required. Owners to provide fourteen (14) day Preadvice of vessel readiness to load. Preadvice Notice must be received at the office of BKA Logistics LLC, Washington, DC prior to 11:00 a.m. Wash., DC time on regular business day to be considered received on that day. If Preadvice is received later than 11:00 a.m. Wash., DC time on regular business day or on weekends / holidays, Preadvice notice will be considered received only on next business day. Owners also to give ten (10) days' five (5) days' and two (2) days' notice of vessel's readiness to load.
4. Vessel to sail directly from the last US port of loading to the discharge port of Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala, as the first port of discharge, with exception of taking bunkers in route and subject to clause 5 below.
5. Any additional completion cargo(es) must be duly segregated by tank, lines and pumping systems and must be compatible and non-injurious to CPI cargo(es), and must be detailed in offer or approved by Charterers/USDA if contracted after fixture of CPI cargo(es). Vessel's itinerary and geographic proximity of completion cargo(es) will be taken into consideration by Charterer/USDA in approval of such part cargo(es) in order not to unduly impede delivery of CPI cargo(es) to discharge port. Commingling of cargo for other destinations is prohibited. Owner to guarantee that no dangerous cargo will be shipped on the vessel and Charterer’s cargo will be properly segregated. Owner is to be fully responsible for the contamination of Charterer’s cargo on board due to leakage in pipes or for any other reason(s).
6. Loading port/range: one to two safe berths each one or two safe U.S. ports.
The Mississippi River District including, but not north of Port Allen is to be
considered as one port. The Columbia River District including Portland is to be
considered as one port. The San Francisco Bay Area including Sacramento and
Stockton is to be considered as one port.
7. Discharge port: One safe berth, one safe port Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala. Charterer shall nominate the discharge berth/ terminal. Charterer shall declare berth, prior to vessel commencing loading.
8. Terms:
a) Loading terms: Free in with no demurrage / no despatch / no detention.
Load rate (without guarantee): 150 MT per hour.
b) Discharging terms: Full Berth Terms – No Demurrage / No Despatch / No Detention. The cargo shall be pumped out of the vessel at the expense of the vessel, but at the risk and peril of the vessel only so far as the vessel’s permanent hose connections where delivery of the cargo shall be taken by the Receivers.
As a guideline only, without guarantee, Receivers will undertake to receive and store the cargo at an average rate of 80 MT per running hour WWDSHINC in Shore tanks and or trucks.
c) The vessel shall have all necessary equipment (including without limitation main/stripping pumps, hoses, and reducers) in good working order to enable the discharge of the cargo into shore tanks and/or tank trucks with pumps to have
(i) a minimum pressure of 50 pounds p.s.i. (ii) pumping capacity of not less than 100 MT per hour and (iii) capability to pump water with adequate pressure to clean hoses and pipes at the discharge terminal.
d) All other hose (suitable to fit vessel’s connection) and other necessary equipment and labor to accomplish delivery of the cargo shall be provided by the Receivers.
e) If stevedoring is required, it is to be arranged and paid for by the Receivers.
f) The vessel remains responsible for sweeping a/o puddling at their expense and time.
g) Vessel to furnish steam at its expense for the operation of receivers’ pumps at port of discharge. Squeeging to be paid by the vessel and time used is not to count.
h) Owner to appoint and pay for the Vessel agent at load port. Charterer/Receiver shall nominate and owner to appoint and pay the Vessel agent at the discharge port.
9. Notices and Inspections:
a) At loading port(s)- prior to tendering Notice of Readiness (NOR) at first load port, owner to provide vessel tank inspection certificate evidencing cleanliness of all tanks to be loaded for this fixture. Vessel must pass inspection by a FOSFA International member inspector appointed by the supplier(s) and/or Charterer and be certified as compliant with FOSFA OPS before loading can commence. Vessel is to clean tanks, lines and pumps to the said inspectors’ satisfaction at owner’s time, risk and expense. The NOR must be accompanied with the said certificate. Owners responsible to provide to BKA :
i) Two Original FOSFA Combined Masters Certificate;
ii) Two Original FOSFA Certificate of Compliance, Cleanliness, and Suitability of Ship’s Tanks and
iii) Two Original Vessel Owner’s certificate of the last 3 cargoes as per FOSFA rules.
Said Certificates to be couriered by Owner or their agent to BKA Logistics LLC within 48 hours of vessel sailing from the load port.
All vessel inspections and vessel certificates mentioned above are at Owner’s time, risk, expense.
These additional documents/certificates listed above must be provided in original
form with original blue ink signatures. Electronic certs not acceptable
b) Owners are required to provide an additional NCB certification that any openings leading to cargo compartments have been properly sealed to prevent any outside water from entering the cargo spaces. Cost of sealing and special survey are for account of owner and in no way diminishes owners' liability and responsibilities toward the cargo.
c) Charterer/Receiver may require a Pre-Shipment inspection by Receiver appointed surveyor. Said Pre-Shipment Inspection shall be arranged and paid for by Charterer and or Receiver, but Owner to permit appointed surveyor /inspector to board the vessel and witness the loading.
d) Charterer/Receiver has the option to hire a protective surveyor at Receivers’ time, risk and expense to be present during vessel tank inspections and all loading operations,
e) In the event that any of the last three cargoes were not food grade cargoes and if vessel fails to pass initial inspection by the surveyor, additional test for trace cargoes to be evidenced by means of a wall wash test at owner's expense.
f) Upon completion of loading – Owner to send Charterer’s agent a Sailing Notice, with Vessel Name, date and time of sailing foreign, cargo on board, stowage plan, Cargo Manifest, and ETA discharge port.
g) Owner / Master to keep Charterer or their agent and Receivers’ agent at discharge port on vessel status and any changes of vessel ETA.
h) Owner/ Master to give Charterer’s agent and Receivers’ and or their agents Vessel 96 hours, 72, 48 and 24 hours ETA discharge port.
i) On arrival at the discharge port Master to file vessel’s Notice of Readiness, in writing to discharge with the Receivers’ agents and the shore terminal office .At the port of discharge, the vessel must be in free pratique on arrival.
10. The performing vessel and any lighterage vessels utilized must comply with the Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Association Ltd. (FOSFA) "operational procedures for all ships engaged in the ocean and short sea carriage and transhipment of oils and fats for edible and oleo-chemical use", hereinafter "FOSFA OPS" except as modified elsewhere herein and in the proforma Charter Party.
11. Owners are to list the last three cargoes carried (for both vessel and lighterage vessel, if applicable) in cargo tanks and the last three cargoes pumped through the cargo pumps and lines (if different) and certify in their offer that the last three cargoes were clean, unleaded and non-toxic. Further, owners are to certify that the immediate previous cargo for tanks, lines and pump systems (for both ocean vessel and lighterage vessels, if applicable) designated to load the oils must be in compliance with the NIOP/FOSFA list of acceptable previous cargoes. Owners must stipulate exactly the last three cargoes carried, without statements of "and or" or "will be". Further, cargo names must be spelled out without abbreviations. For ship's tanks that have been newly coated or fully re-coated and have not carried at least three cargoes subsequent to the new/re-coating, Owners are to list any cargoes that have been carried in those tanks, pumps and lines after the new/re-coating, otherwise subject to the above. In addition, owners must furnish with their offer a copy of a survey certificate from a FOSFA-approved surveyor, dated not more than six months prior to the offer date, or alternatively a statement from the owner, attesting that the vessel (all tanks, whether or not new/re-coated) is in compliance with FOSFA requirements for the carriage of edible oils. For lighterage vessels only: if owners cannot provide information on immediate prior cargoes at the time of offer, offeror shall acknowledge that they will not be permitted to utilize any lighterage vessel that has not been inspected and approved prior to loading by a FOSFA-approved surveyor at the load and/or discharge port. Any time lost at load and/or disports for inspection or other delays in providing suitable lighterage vessel to be at owner's expense and shall not count as laytime or time on demurrage at the discharge ports.
12. ISM and ISPS code compliance required as per Proforma CP clause 41.
13. As the cargo advertised in this tender is a government impelled (preference) cargo, offerors of non-U.S. flag vessels must warrant that vessel(s) and owner / operator are not disqualified to carry such government impelled (preference) cargo(es) as outlined in Section 408 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998, Public Law 105-383 (46 U.S.C., paragraph 2302(e). See Proforma C/P clause 42 for full details.
14. Owners are responsible for assuring that performing vessel is fully compliant (at time of fixing and during time of performance) with all international regulations and protocols regarding the carriage of cargo(es), including Marpol 73/78 Annex ii revisions, as well as all regulations of the countries of loading and discharge. Owners to certify in offer that vessel (performing and/or substitute) meets or exceeds the ship type 2 tank configuration requirements of the IBC code or, alternatively, that the vessel meets all requirements for ship type 3 chemical tankers and related exemption requirements as outlined in Marpol Annex ii regulation 4.1.3; that the certificate of fitness for vessel indicates that vessel is entitled to operate under the provisions of this Reg; that all flag state and port state authorizations have been received or confirmed, as necessary; and, that the owners can confirm that vessel will be permitted to berth and load or discharge at all ports named or contemplated in this tender. Owners should be prepared to submit copies of documentation evidencing compliance with Marpol regulations upon request at the time offers are submitted.
15. Owners are responsible for vessel arriving at discharge port meeting any vessel restrictions for the discharge port. Any lightening required as a result of vessel's failure to arrive at discharge port in accordance with the vessel restrictions for the discharge port is for owner's risk and expense. Lightening, if required, to be accomplished in the territorial waters of Guatemala.
16. Any dues and/or taxes and port charges and or wharfage on cargo to be for charterers' account, and any dues and/or taxes on vessel (including normal port dues, dockage, wharfage on freight and services and facilities charges) to be for owners' account.
17. Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCC) may not be employed to carry U.S. flag or foreign flag shipments. U.S. flag towed tank barges and ITB tank barges will be considered.
18. U.S. flag vessel(s) must be registered highest in ABS. Non U.S. flag vessels must not exceed 15 years of age and must be registered highest in Lloyd's or equivalent classification society. Extra insurance owing to vessel's age, flag, type, configuration (including ITB), class or ownership to be for owners' account, but not exceeding New York market rates for U.S. flag vessels.
19. Bills of lading to be issued in accordance with shore figures. If any discrepancies between shore figures and ship's tank ullages, then shore figures shall prevail.
Full set of ‘Shipped on Board’ Tanker Bills of Lading marked “Clean“ and “Freight
Payable as per Charter Party”, must be signed and released to Charterer and or their
agent. Bills of Lading cannot be claused and must include the name of the vessel
“Owner” as stated in the governing Charter Party.
20. Freight rates to be quoted per Metric Ton (MT) free in with no demurrage/ No despatch /no detention and Berth terms discharge with no demurrage and no despatch no detention basis one loading berth/ one loading port to one discharging berth / one discharging port. Plus additional freight for each additional load berth, load port, if used.
All proposals will be evaluated on the rates submitted in WBSCM. Free form
remarks are not evaluated and are for informational purposes only and to cover
optional ports, optional discharge rates, etc.
Offers submitted under this invitation are required to have a canceling date no later than the last contract layday as above, and the vessels which are offered with a canceling date beyond the laydays specified above will not be considered.
Offers of named vessels only. No vessel substitution is permitted without CPI / USDA approval.
Offers should also include the following information: Vessel type, number of cargo systems, number of tanks, discharge equipment including hoses, current employment and position of the vessel, and proposed itinerary of the vessel with eta at load and discharge ports.
U.S. flag non-liner vessels which exceed 15 years of age from date of original construction must offer an alternate freight rate (one way rate) to be applicable in the event the vessel is either scrapped or vessel ownership is transferred to another owner after discharge at destination, but prior to its return to the United States.
If owners intend to lighten, the offer is to specify the cost of lightening. If lightening is not performed at the discharge port and vessel directly discharges at berth, the lightening cost will be deducted from ocean freight.
21. Provisions applicable to U.S. Flag vessels
(a) U.S. Flag approved freight rates will be reduced to a level not higher than Maritime Administration fair and reasonable rate in the event that originally approved vessel is substituted by a lower cost vessel (including tug and/or barge).
(b) For U.S. Flag vessels loading less than a full cargo, the less than full cargo freight rate will be subject to reduction to meet any revised Maritime Administration freight rate guideline due to vessel loading other additional cargo.
(c) U.S. Flag offers will not be considered if the vessel operator has not provided the Maritime Administration with the vessel costs prior to submission of the offer.
(d) U.S. Flag vessels which require approval from the Maritime Administration to participate in preference cargoes because of Operating Differential Subsidy (ODS), contractual constraints or because of reflagging/foreign construction issues must obtain such MARAD approval prior to submission of bids.
(e) One way rates must be quoted in addition to round trip rates for non-liner U.S. Flag vessels whose date of original construction exceeds fifteen years from date of fixture.
22. Further details and additional terms are subject to the terms and conditions of the CPI Proforma Charter Party (free in/berth terms discharge - Food For Progress (as current). which is available upon request from BKA Logistics LLC, Washington, DC. In event of any terms and condition of this IFB are in conflict to the Proforma CP, the IFB terms shall prevail over the Charter Party terms and shall be incorporated into the governing Charter Party.
23. CPI reserves the right to accept or reject offers.
24. Only offers which are responsive to this IFB will be considered and no negotiation is permitted. Only firm offers will be considered.
25. Commission: 1.67 percent on freight /deadfreight is payable to BKA Logistics LLC.
26. All fixtures resulting from this tender are subject to approval by USDA and CPI.
For further information, contact:
BKA logistics LLC, Washington, DC
Telephone: 202-331-7395, fax: 202-331-7735;