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Cargo/Container Related Charges
: Container Handling Charges
18. Container Handling Charges at HDC
18.1 Charges for handling containers shall be levied at the following rates-
| Sl. No. | Service | When
Port equipment is used Rs. per TEU |
When
Port equipment labour is used in port Rs. per TEU |
When
Port equipment labour is not used Rs. per TEU |
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| 1. | Landing/shipment operations | 1600.00 | 1500 | 1500.00 | ||
| 2. | Transportation of containers from quay to yard including stacking or vice-versa | 900.00 | 600.00 | 300.00 | ||
| 3. | Stuffing/unstuffing of container | 300.00 | 150.00 | 125.00 | ||
| 4. | Movement of container from one stacking zone to another stacking zone in the Dock | 500.00 | 350.00 | 150.00 | ||
| 5. | Shifting of container within the Container terminal | 350.00 | 200.00 | 175.00 | ||
| 6. | Shifting of cointainer on board | 550.00 | 400.00 | 350.00 | ||
| 7. | Landing/shipment of containers direct from barges to ship or vices-versa | 800.00 | 750.00 | 650.00 | ||
| 8. | Delivery/receiving of container by road transport or loading/unloading into/from Railway wagons | 350.00 | 250.00 | 200.00 | ||
| 9. | Storage charge on containers. | US $ 2.000
per TEU per day or part there of from date of landing /
receipt for loaded & empty container. |
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| 10. | Power supply to Reefer Container | Rs.600.00 per TEU per shift or part thereof. | ||||
18.2 If an M.L.O. handles between 51 TEUs to 100 TUEs in a single cell of a vessel at HDC by way of import and or export, a rebeaate of 5% shall be allowed on charges at SL.No. 1 above.
18.3 If an M.L.O. handles above 100 TUEs in a single call of a vessel at HDC by way of import and or export, a rebate of 10% shall be allowed on charges at SL. No.1.
18.4 Actual landing date or receipt date of container shall be treated as date of landing/receipt for the purpose of realisation of rent/demurraage on container and cargo in containers.
18.5 The basic rate under Sectin 18.1 are applicable to 20 ft.loaded containers. For 40 ft.loaded containers the rate would be 50 per cent more than what has been stated under Section 18.1 except for rate under Sr. No. 9 & 10 above for which the rate will be 100% more
For containers exceeding 40ft. rates would be 100% more that of 20ft. containers.
18.6 For empty container the rate would be 50 per cent of the rate of loaded containers except for rate under Section 18.1 (9)
18.7 Container carrying barges including assisting tugs entering Haldia Dock System will be allowed 10 days free time. Overstayal charge is recoverable thereafter at the normal rates. Dock Toll charges will be recovered on such barges and tugs at 50 percent of the normal rates.
18.8 Export cargo received in break-bulk for containerisation and import cargo received in container and delivered in break bulk after destuffing will attract loading/unloading charges as per Section 17 when such loading/unloading is done by the port. Otherwise gate delivery/receiving charges as per Section 19.1 will be recovered.
18.9 Non-hazardous import cargo in FCL/LCL container shall be demurrage free for 20 days from the acatual date of landing. Thereafter, demurrage on carago in container shall be levied as per Section 16
18.10 In case of hazardous cargo in containers demurrage free time shall be allowed as per Section 16 and demurrage shall be levied accordingly.
18.11 For export/stock cargo in containers demurrage shall be levied as per section 16.
18.12 Transhipment containers or containers shipped immediately after landing by the same vessel shall not be counted for the purpose of rebate as started above.
18.13 The storage charges on abandoned FCL containers / shipper owned containers shall be levied upto the date of receipt of intimation of abandonment in writing or 75 days from the date of landing of the container, whichever is earlier subject to the following condition :-
(i) The consignee can issue a letter of abandonment at any time.
(ii) If the consignee chooses not to issue such letter of abandonment, the container Agent / MLO can also issue abandonment letter subject to the condition that.
(a) the Line shall resume custody of container along with cargo and either take backit or remove it from the port premises; and
(b) the line shall pay all port charges accrued on the cargo and container before resuming custody of the container.
(iii) The container Agent / MLO shall observe the necessary formalities and bear the costof transportation and destuffing in case of their failure to take such action within the stipulated period, the storage charge on container shall be continued to be levied till such time all necessary actions are taken by the shipping lines for destuffing the cargo.
(iv) Where the container is seized / confiscated by the Custom Authorities and the same cannot be destuffing within the prescribed time limit of 75 days, the storage charges will cease to apply from the date the Custom order releses of the cargo subject to lines observing the necessary formalities and bearing the cost of transportation and destuffing. Otherwise seized / confiscated containers should be removed by the line / consignee from the port premises to the Customs bonded area and in that case the storage charge shall cease to apply from the date of such removal.
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