Article 4: 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:

• 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.
• If the (ETA) is respected, no fine is imposed up to 2 hours of delay.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).

D- (*) - A fine of 275$ is imposed on each container weighing more than its capacity (according to the Port Management practice).