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Last updated: 31.03.2021
BERMAN message means a message from a carrier, its agent or a vessel to the responsible Port Authority, requesting a berth, giving details of the call, ship, berth requirements and expected operations. In accordance with the IMO Compendium the BERMAN message can be used as a substitute for the IMO General Declaration (CUSREP) for the purpose of the announcement of the expected arrival of a ship in a certain port.
(Source: draft revision of Commission Regulation (EU) No 164/2010 (Electronic Reporting))