LOADING AND UNLOADING
Attractive incentives for vessels calling Port-Louis for the transshipment or processing of their cargo
The Government’s objective is to transform Mauritius into a Seafood Hub for trading, warehousing, processing, distribution and re-export of fresh, chilled and frozen or value added seafood products.
To facilitate trade, a Port State Control Unit (pscu) has been set up for onestop-shop service; which facilitates and provides expedient services to operators and comprises the.
- Ministry of Fisheries
- Competent Authority-Seafood
- Customs Department
- Ministry of Health and Quality of life
The main activities of the pscu are to verify documents on board vessels, inspect fish landings from foreign and local vessels and issue authorization for local vessels to leave port for fishing campaigns, issue of landing permits for imported fish and fish products, issue of Export Authorizations and monitoring of transhipment.