SECTION III - WHARFAGE - RULES AND REGULATIONS
DEFINITION OF WHARFAGE |
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Issued: 10/1/83 |
Effective: 11/1/83 |
Item: 330 |
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Wharfage is the charge assessed against cargo or merchandise, vessel's stores, fuel and supplies for passage on, over, under or through any wharf, pier or seawall structure, inward or outward, or loaded or discharged while vessel is moored in any slip, basin, channel or canal. |
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APPLICATION OF WHARFAGE RATES |
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Issued: |
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Item: 335 |
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Except as otherwise provided in this tariff, wharfage shall be assessed in accordance with the schedule of rates set forth in Item No. 365, subject to the provisions of this Section, and will be in addition to other charges named in this tariff. |
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Except as otherwise provided in individual items, the rates named are in cents per metric ton of 2,204.6 pounds (1,000 Kilos) or one cubic meter, according to vessel's manifest, on whichever basis the water freight is assessed. |
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On merchandise moving in Foreign and Offshore Trade, which is not covered by a regular commercial steamship line's manifest, and is not moving under regularly established commercial rates published in commercial tariffs, but is moving to or from ports that are served by vessels operating in regular trade routes, wharfage shall be assessed on the same basis of weight or measurement as the freight charges on such merchandise would have been computed on vessels operating in such regular trade routes under commercial tariffs and would have been shown on such regular commercial steamship lines' manifest, except as otherwise provided in individual items. |
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(D) |
On merchandise which is moving on other than a weight or measure basis (e.g., per package, etc.) the wharfage charges shall be assessed as follows: (1) On merchandise moving in Inland Waterway, Coastwise and Intercoastal Trades, per 1,000 Kilos, except as otherwise provided in individual items. (2) On merchandise moving in Foreign and Offshore Trade, per 1,000 Kilos or one cubic meter, whichever will yield the greater revenue, except as otherwise provided in individual items and except that on fresh fruits or fresh vegetables manifested on a per package basis, wharfage shall be assessed per 1,000 Kilos. (3) On merchandise moving in vans or containers in Hawaiian Trade manifested on a per van or per container basis, wharfage shall be assessed on the gross weight of the contents per 1,000 Kilos. (4) When the ocean rate is based on a combination of weight and measurement, wharfage charges shall be computed on a measurement basis. |
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PAYMENT
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Issued: 10/1/83 |
Effective: 11/1/83 |
Item: 340 |
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Wharfage is due from the owners of the cargo or merchandise, vessel's stores, fuel and supplies on which wharfage is assessed. The collection of wharfage must be guaranteed by the vessel, her owners or agents, and the use of a wharf or wharves by the vessel, her owners or agents, shall be deemed an acceptance and acknowledgment of this guarantee. Wharfage shall be due and payable upon presentation. Wharfage rates do not include insurance, assorting, weighing, marking, sampling, inspecting, coopering, recording marked weights or numbers, or loading or unloading to or from railroad cars or motor vehicles, stevedoring, dunnaging, handling, customs charges, revenue stamps or fees of any nature imposed by the State or Federal Government against the shipment or vessels transporting the same. EXCEPTION: When it is requested that
the wharfage charges be assessed and collected directly from the cargo owner
or a Federal agency, and where satisfactory guarantee of payment is given to
the |
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ARTICLES ON WHICH NO WHARFAGE WILL BE CHARGED |
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Issued: 10/1/83 |
Effective: 11/1/83 |
Item: 345 |
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Wharfage will not be charged on: |
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Stevedore gear brought on facilities for purpose of moving cargo or merchandise. |
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Baggage when accompanying travelers, not including automobiles. |
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On cargo which a vessel discharges and reloads, prior to departure, in order to load or discharge other cargo (overstowed cargo). |
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WHARFAGE APPLICABLE ON RESHIPPED CARGO |
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Issued: 6/26/89 |
Effective: 7/26/89 |
Item: 350 |
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Item Canceled. |
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WHARFAGE ON TRANSSHIPPED CARGO |
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Issued: 3/30/01 |
Effective: 3/30/01 |
Item: 355 |
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Item Canceled. |
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WHARFAGE ON CARGO RECEIVED EX INLAND WATERWAY CARRIER |
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Issued: 3/30/01 |
Effective: 3/30/01 |
Item: 360 |
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Item Canceled. |
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WHARFAGE - RATES |
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Issued: |
Effective: |
Item: 365 |
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(Rates in cents per metric ton of 1,000 Kilos or one cubic meter, according to vessel's manifest, except as otherwise provided) (See Item Nos. 330 to 360 inclusive) |
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Cargo, N.O.S., including vessel's stores and supplies. (Subject to Exception) EXCEPTION: Rates applying on Coastwise and Inland Waterway Cargo only |
752
687 |
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Cargo, in bulk, viz.: Copra, Feed, Grain, N.O.S., Rice and Seeds |
336 |
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Cargo in Bulk, in Containers; per 1,000 Kilos |
752 |
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Cement, in bulk |
156 |
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Coal, in bulk |
167 |
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Coke, in bulk |
320 |
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Containers (other than cargo vans) shipping, empty, SU or KD, O.S., second-hand (used), not including bags or sacks, per 1,000 Kilos or cubic meter, whichever yields the greater revenue |
557 |
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Fertilizers, in bulk, viz: Urea |
255 |
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Fertilizers, in bulk, viz: Calcium Ammonium Nitrate |
267 |
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Fuel, bunker, coal, or oil, when for use of vessel to which delivered: From Barge to vessel, per 1,000 Kilos From car or truck to vessel, per 1,000 Kilos |
379 757 |
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Liquid Fertilizer, Non-Hazardous, in bulk from or to vessel or barge, direct through pipeline, per 1,000 Kilos Annual Tonnage Between 0 - 49,999 50,000 - 99,999 100,000 - 149,999 150,000 and over |
249 235 214 198 |
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Liquids, N.O.S., in bulk, from or to vessel direct through pipeline, per 1,000 Kilos |
244 |
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Lumber and Lumber Products, viz.: (See Note 1 and 2) Hardwood Lumber, Logs, or Timbers, per M.F.B.M. Piles and Poles, per lineal foot Softwood Lumber, or Timbers, including Lath, Shingles, Shakes or Ties per M.F.B.M. Logs, softwood, per M.F.B.M. (Gross Scribner Scale) Ship Lining or Dunnage, per M.F.B.M. Note 1: Lumber, piles, poles, or timbers discharged or loaded direct to or from the water of any slip, basin or channel, will be assessed the same wharfage applicable as if loaded or discharged over a wharf. Note 2: When freighted by vessel on other than Board Measure basis, the Cargo N.O.S. rates for Wharfage will apply. |
1664 213 1404 1044 1404 |
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Machinery, farm and construction equipment, N.O.S. |
900 |
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Maxibags, cargo in bulk or in loose bags N.O.S. packaged in one (1) metric ton jumbo, maxi or sling bag units. |
380 |
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Metals, loose, in bundles or packages, viz.: Angles,
bars, blanks, bolts, channels, coils, ingots, nails, nuts, piling, sheet,
stamping, structurals, tin plate, unfinished shapes, and wire including
barbed wire, per 1,000 kilograms (Subject to Exceptions 1 & 2) EXCEPTION NO. 1: When originating from or destined to OCP Territory as Defined below: Definition of EXCEPTION No. 2: For annual volume exceeding 150,000 metric tons: |
490
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357 |
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Metals, loose, or in bundles, viz: Pipe, Billets, Wire Rod, Rail, Rebar, Plate, per 1000 kilograms. |
460 |
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Molasses, in bulk, from or to vessel or barge, direct through pipeline, per 1,000 Kilos |
234 |
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3245 |
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1400 |
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Scrap Metal, in bulk, per 2240 lbs |
339 |
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427 |
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Vehicles, motor, self-propelling, viz.: (See Exception) Automobiles, pleasure, passenger, commercial, or freight including chassis, freight trailers or freight semi trailers, not boxed or crated, S.U. on own wheels, per vehicle Exception: Does not include agricultural, earth moving or road making Equipment. When boxed or crated, Machinery rates will apply. |
2569 |
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Port Director Richard Aschieris |
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Traffic Manager |
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Director of Maritime Affairs Mark Tollini |
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