Further to LP Bulletin 313 which advised that the Mumbai Port Trust intended to require all ships to submit a valid certificate of P&I cover prior to being granted access into Mumbai port, we have now been informed that following a meeting between the MPT and the correspondents of the P&I Clubs on the 29^th July 2003, the Port Circular dated 8^th July 2003 containing this order has been withdrawn with immediate effect. The existing system is reinstated. This requires the ship’s agents to submit a copy of the ship’s P&I Certificate of Entry - albeit with the rider that the port will not accept any Certificate of Entry that is printed on a broker’s letterhead and will insist in sighting proof from the insurance provider themselves of the particular ship’s coverage. If the port has any queries or doubts regarding any P&I documentation submitted to them by the ship’s agent, they will seek clarification with the local correspondent on an informal basis. Source of information 

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