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Tariff for general cargo handling

Article 8: The general cargo handling tariffs are determined as per following table nr 3-A:
 

Table no. 3-A : General cargo handling

Description of operation

loading or discharging vessels
(shipping agent)

Lift on or lift off from or to quay
(receiver)

Ref.

Rate US $ / Ton

Ref.

Rate US $ / Ton

Other than listed below

N0

3.25

Q0

2.25

Reinforcement steel, coils, bridges steel, various sheets, other metals of all forms (except for steel), rock blocks.    

N1

3.5

Q1

3

Scrap metal (including compaction on deck vessel), tubes and pipes

N2

4

Q2

3.5

Light cargo (tissue paper rolls, wool, cotton, straw, empty cartons, empty tins, felt, light fibers, empty barrels, tobacco…), coal, cables and huge electric rollers , heavy lifts/machines  up to less than 10 tons.

N3

8

Q3

6

Heavy lifts/machines from 10 up to below 30 tons, small boats

N4

10

Q4

7

Heavy lifts/machines from 30 up to below 50 tons including stacking on quay in discharging and/or loading operations. 

N5

20

Q5

15

Heavy lifts/machines from 50 up to below 65 tons including stacking on quay in discharging and/or loading operations. 

N6

40

Q6

30

Heavy lifts/machines from 65 up to below 80 tons including stacking on quay in discharging and/or loading operations. 

N7

60

Q7

50

Heavy lifts/machines from 80 up to below 100 tons including stacking on quay in discharging and/or loading operations. 

N8

80

Q8

60

Heavy lifts/machines from 100 tons and over including stacking on quay in discharging and/or loading operations. 

N9

100

Q9

80



Article 9: The following remarks are to be taken into consideration in application of article 8:

A - If discharging or loading mentioned in above table (3-A) are carried out by the vessel’s own gears a fee amounting to 35% (thirty five percent) of the tariffs mentioned in these tables will be collected with the following exceptions:
  • A fee amounting to 20% of above table is collected for transshipment operations from ship to ship without passing by quays.
  • Are exempted discharged cargos by silos’ equipment.
  • Are exempted discharged cargos by vessels’ own suction pipes subject hiring a port crane. The hire of the crane is collected as per table no.
  • A fee amounting to 10% of above table is collected for discharging or loading liquids operations by vessels’ own suction pipes without use of port equipment.

B - Reference N3 is applied concerning discharging and loading hatch covers for general cargo vessel’s passing by quay. In such case the fee is collected once for discharging and another time for the loading operation.

C - Whenever a tractor is used in handling scrap on quay, PQ1 (Table 4) reference is applied as per working hours.

D - Steel consignment reference N1 benefits from a deduction of 0.5$ per ton for quantities discharged by port equipments.

E - The exported goods by sea (except re exported) benefit of a 27% rebate on handling fees mentioned in table (3-A).

Article 10: the tariffs for yachts handling, lifting on and lifting off, as per the following table no.3-B:
 

Table no. 3-B: tariffs for yachts handling, lifting on and lifting off

Yacht specifications

Loading or discharging of vessels 
(shipping agent)

Loading or discharging on quays
(receiver)

Ref.

rate US $/ piece

Ref.

Rate US $/ piece

Length up to 26 ft

N10

910

Q10

613

Length from above 26 ft up to 30 ft

N11

1015

Q11

700

Length from above 30 ft up to 35 ft

N12

1155

Q12

840

Length from above 35 ft up to 40 ft

N13

1330

Q13

1015

Length from above 40 ft up to 45 ft

N14

1593

Q14

1243

Length from above 45 ft up to 50 ft

N15

1960

Q15

1610

Length from above 50 ft up to 55 ft

N16

2485

Q16

2100

Length from above 55 ft up to 60 ft

N17

3203

Q17

2800



Remarks:
A - Concerning yachts of over 60 ft length, the fees of N18 will be calculated according to the fees of N17 plus 205$ per additional foot. The part of the foot is always considered a complete foot. Same rules will be applied for Q18 with additional 200$ per foot.

B -The yacht discharged directly from the ship to the water or on the truck is subject to the collection of only one N operation. As for the yacht that requires two maneuvers to be discharged from the ship to water or on the truck (with passage on the quay or moving from a place to another on the deck of vessel) is subject to operation N + operation Q of the same category.

C - The yacht moving from one place to another inside the port, only one operation Q is applied. (for both maneuvers).

D - If discharging or loading mentioned in above table (3-B) are carried out by the vessel’s own gears a fee amounting to 35% (thirty five percent) of the tariffs mentioned in these tables will be collected With a maximum of 700$ on every yacht Whatever its length.
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