fines are collected from shipping agencies in the event of errors in the data provided about the vessels arrival dates according to the following details:
A (*) - A fine of 300$ for each hour of vessel’s delay on the shipping agent as per the following conditions:
1. Shipping agent should confirm the (ETA) of the vessel at Beirut Container Terminal, 12 hours in advance. This (ETA) to be used in calculating the fine if any.
2.If the (ETA) is respected, no fine is imposed up to 2 hours of delay.
3. If the shipping agent informed of a change in the (ETA) or a cancellation of the (ETA) during the 12 hours prior vessel’s arrival, the shipping agent is fined only for 2 hours delay.
4. If the vessel is late more than 2 hours on the (ETA), a fine is imposed for each hour and a fraction of an hour is calculated as 1 hour, with a maximum fine of 12 hours.
5.If the shipping agent advised the Container Terminal of the cancellation of the voyage after the (ETA), he is fined for the period between the ETA & the time of cancellation’s advice with a minimum fine of 2 hours & a maximum fine of 12 hours and a fraction of an hour is calculated as 1 hour.
6.The delay fine is fixed at 300$ per hour.
B- A fine of 300$ for each delay hour during discharging or loading operations due to shipping agent fault, and a fraction of an hour is calculated as 1 hour. C- A fine of 30$ is imposed in case of non declaration or discrepancy in the declaration of each container (refer to the notice no. 3529 dated 16/5/2006, relating to the subject of the declaration). Also, a fine of 30$ is imposed in case of wrong declared weight of container.
D- (*) - A fine of 275$ is imposed on each container weighing more than its capacity (according to the Port Management practice).