A March 9 note by the Port Health Organisation<\/a> (PHO) said that cargo vessels coming from China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Nepal and Italy \"will be screened and declared 'suspect' or 'healthy' by the PHO.\" ET has reviewed the PHO notice.
The note said healthy vessel will be given health clearance for port operations and suspected vessel will be cleared by PHO as per the ministry of health and family welfare guidelines for Covid-19.
Industry executives said this may further delay the shipping<\/a> time to factory gates in India by 3-5 days, depending on the time taken for assessment of the cargo vessel by Indian authorities, leading to further production loss. Suspected vessels will be quarantined for at least 14 days as per the protocol for Covid-19 treatment, they said.
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A March 9 note by the Port Health Organisation<\/a> (PHO) said that cargo vessels coming from China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Nepal and Italy \"will be screened and declared 'suspect' or 'healthy' by the PHO.\" ET has reviewed the PHO notice.
The note said healthy vessel will be given health clearance for port operations and suspected vessel will be cleared by PHO as per the ministry of health and family welfare guidelines for Covid-19.
Industry executives said this may further delay the shipping<\/a> time to factory gates in India by 3-5 days, depending on the time taken for assessment of the cargo vessel by Indian authorities, leading to further production loss. Suspected vessels will be quarantined for at least 14 days as per the protocol for Covid-19 treatment, they said.
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“There could be a further delay of shipment of components,” said Eric Braganza, president, Haier India. He said the company is seeking additional details on the procedural impact of the PHO circular.
The supply chain for Indian auto, smartphone<\/a> and electronics industries is primarily from few of the countries mentioned such as China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. The maritime route is used to hold down logistics costs.
A senior auto industry executive, who did not want to be named, said the new norms are likely to increase air lifting of components sourced from overseas.
“With the implementation of BS VI emission norms less than a month away, automakers are already working on a tight deadline to stop production of BS IV vehicles and start stocking up on BSVI models. They have already started air lifting critical components, particularly those imported from China, to mitigate disruptions,\" said the executive.
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