CHAPTER – VI

OTHER CHARGES

 

6.1. Charges for supply of water

 

Description	Rate per K.L./Tonne
Foreign-going vessels (in US $)		Coastal Vessels (in Rs.)
Water Charges	3.50		93.55

 6.2. Charges for use of bunkering facility alongside berths

 

Sl.No.	Description	Rate per M.T. (in Rs).
1.	For providing bunkers alongside berth (s) through fixed pipelines or loading arms or flexible hoses of users or through mobile trucks / trailers.	27.00

6.3. Marshalling yard usage charges

Sl. No.	Description	Rate per M.T. (in Rs).
1.	Use of Marshalling yard only	8.00
2.	Use of Marshalling yard including private sliding inside the wharf	10.00

 

6.4. Fees for issue of licence to C & F Agency

Sl.No.	Description	Rate (in Rs.)
1.	New Licence	5000.00 for two calendar years
2.	Renewal within the period of licence for a further period of two calendar years.	1000.00 per licence
3.	For issue of duplicate licence when the original is lost or defaced	200.00 per licence

 

Note:

Renewal of licence shall be effected only if the licence was utilised and transacted activities at the port during the pervious licence period. Failure to renew the licence within the specified period entails cancellation of the licence.

 

6.5. Fees for issue of licence to Steamer Agency

Sl. No.	Description	Rate (in Rs.)
1.	New Licence	5000.00 per licence
2.	Renewal within the period of licence for a further period of two calendar years.	1000.00 per licence
3.	For issue of duplicate licence when the original is lost or defaced	200.00 per licence

 

Note:

Renewal of license shall be effected only if the licence was utilised and transacted activities at the port during the pervious licence period. Failure to renew the licence within the specified period entails cancellation of the licence.

 

6.6. Charges for hire of launches and tugs within the limits of the port

I. Tugs

Sl.No.	Name of the vessel	Rate per hour or part thereof
		Foreign-going vessels (in US $)	Coastal vessels (in Rs.)
1.	22.50 T.B.P Hemavathi	612.75	16,379.00
2.	32.50 T.B.P. Varahi/Shambhavi/Swarna	1,187.20	31,734.00
3.	50.00 T.B.P Kabini	1,761.64	47,089.00

 

Note:

For use of the above tugs by Indian Navy and Coast Guard, only 60% of the rate prescribed above shall be levied.

 

II. Launches

 

Sl.No.	Name of the vessel	Rate per hour or part thereof
		Foreign-going vessels (in US $)	Coastal vessels (in Rs.)
(a).	Multi purpose vessel M.V. Mallya	1148.90	30,710.00
(b).	Mooring Launches
	Tunga/Bhadra/ Shalini/Mohini/Padmini	114.89	3071.00
(c).	Pilot Launches
	Kavery/Kapila/Mallika	291.05	7780.00
(d).	Survey Launch
	Anveshana	230.82	6170.00

 

6.7. Hire Charges for cargo handling equipment

 

Sl.No.	Equipment	Rate per hour or part thereof (in Rs).
1.	Coles Husky 680S of 75 MT capacity	2,100.00
2.	TIL – GROVE 75 MT capacity Mobile Crane (RT 880)	3619.00
3.	10 MT capacity Fork Lift Truck	530.00 subject to a minimum of Rs. 2120.00
4.	Tata Truck Model LPT 909/36	417.00 subject to a minimum of Rs.3336.00
5.	Escorts Model 8100, 10MT capacity Hydraulic crane	Rs.650.00 subject to a minimum of Rs.1300.00
		Foreign-going (in Rs.)	Coastal (in Rs.)
6.	Hindustan 2021 Pay loader	780.00	468.00
7.	3 ton Forklift Trucks	90.00 subject to a minimum of Rs.180	54.00 subject to a minimum of Rs.108

 

Notes:

1. No private equipment shall be permitted into the port premises without prior permission of the NMPT.

2. The hire charges shall commence from the t, ime the equipment is , made available for use.

3. If the equipment is detained without use, detention charges shall be leviable at the rate of Rs.100 per hour or part thereof.

4. A charge of Rs.300 per equipment will be recovered if a requisition is cancelled in writing before the commencement of the period of hire, provided no such charges shall be recovered if the notice of cancellation was received before action was taken by the NMPT to comply with the requisition. In case where no written notice of cancellation is received before the commencement of the period of hire or where the equipment is used only for a portion of the period applied for, charges payable for the full period of requisition shall be recovered. If the NMPT are unable to supply the equipment to suit their convenience either for the entire period of requisition or for a part thereof, no charge shall be recovered for the period of non-supply of the equipment.

5. (i). The hirer shall not put on the equipment hired or cause to be put on them by his agents or employees or other persons working under such hirer, any load heavier than the lifting capacities of the said equipment.

(ii). The hirer shall be liable to pay a penalty of Rs.500 per every breach of the above condition whenever he is found guilty of such breach by the NMPT.

(iii). The cost of damage, if any, caused to the equipment by its being used in contravention of the above condition, shall, in addition to the penalty referred to above, be recovered from the hirer and shall include even the replacement value of the equipment if the damage caused makes such a recovery necessary. On the recovery of the claim of damages of the equipment from the Insurance Company, the amount admitted by the Insurance Company shall be refunded to the hirer.

6. The NMPT shall not be responsible to the hirer or any person for any loss or damage or injury to the life of the person arising directly or indirectly from the use of the equipment during the period of its supply for hire. The hirer shall indemnify the NMPT against all loss or damage or injury to life arising directly or indirectly from the use of the equipment during the period of supply on hire to any property belonging to the Port including the equipment, or to any other person or property. The liability of the hirer shall not be affected by the fact that such loss or damage or injury to life may have arisen due to any act or default of any employee of the Port. The hirer shall also indemnify the NMPT for all liabilities under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.

7. When equipment are requisitioned for a specified number of hours but are made available not continuously but at different times to suit the convenience of the Port, charges shall be calculated as if the hire was for a continuous period by totaling up the broken periods of work instead of rounding off each spell of work separately.

8. In case of breakdown of equipment due to mechanical defects, the period taken to repair shall be deducted in calculating the hire charges.

9. Wherever coastal rate are not prescribed for cargo/ container handling, the admissibility and extent of concession will be governed by clause (v) of Schedule 1.2. – General Terms and conditions.

 

6.8. Miscellaneous Charges.

 

1. Charges for taking photographs or shooting films in the harbour premises:

 

Sl.No.	Classification	Rate (in Rs).
1.	For shooting of films by film making company or private parties	10,000 per day or part thereof
2.	For still photographs of export/import cargoes	400 per day or part thereof
3.	For taking photographs of the parties or of the crew on Board the ships and in case not covered in clauses (1) & (2) above.	50.00 per each time for each party

 

Notes:

1. The permission shall be issued by the NMPT or any official authorised by it.

2. Still photographs taken and shooting film by the State and Central Govt. for education and scientific purposes and in connection with Govt. publicity and shipping activities are exempted from paying charges.

3. Any other cases of taking still photographs and shooting of films within the perimeter wall or in the Port premises shall be at the discretion of the NMPT on merit of each case.

4. The charges shall be paid in advance and no refund of such payments shall be allowed for any failure/cancellation of the programme.

5. If the cancellation of programme is at the instance of the Port or under extraordinary circumstances the charges paid shall be refunded subject to the claim in time.

6. The hire charges for any craft and or appliance of the Port if any, that are supplied and used by the film making company or by those taking photographs shall be levied as per the respective provisions of the Scales of Rates in addition to charges payable under this scale.

 

II. Fees for issue of passes / licence for entry into the wharf:

 

Sl.No.	Classification	Rate (in Rs.)
1.	For issue of temporary pass for admission into the Harbour (per head, per day)	2.00
2.	Temporary pass for bus, authorised trucks Carrying passengers (per vehicle per day)	50.00
3.	Temporary pass for trucks/trailors/tipper (per day)	10.00
4.	Temporary pass for Car/Jeep/Van (per day)	6.00
5.	For private cargo handling equipment (per day)	75.00
6.	Issue /renewal of permanent photo pass (per head)	100.00
7.	Issue of duplicate photo pass (per head)	250.00
8. (a).	Permanent vehicle pass for trucks/trailors /tippers for six months for one year for duplicate	500.00 800.00 250.00
(b).	Permanent vehicle pass for car/jeep/van for six months for one year for duplicate	380.00 600.00 250.00
9.	Permanent pass for private cargo handling equipments for six months for one year	2500.00 4000.00
10.	Entry fees for cargo trucks entering the Bounded area of the Port - payable by C&F Agent per entry	10.00

 

Notes:

1. The licence shall be issued by the NMPT or any official authorised by it.

2. The payment of the charge will not automatically entitle a person to get a pass.

3. The temporary pass shall be valid for a day for which it is obtained from zero to zero hours.

4. The NMPT may issue temporary passes free of charge to the distinguished guests to the port, visiting staff of other Major Ports and other Govt. Officers/officials connected with the Port Trust and visiting the wharf on official duty. No charges shall also be collected from the employees of the Port holding valid identity cards and other shipping interests holding valid photo passes issued by the NMPT.

5. Only persons who have harbour entry passes will be issued with temporary vehicles licence on payment of the above prescribed fee and it is not transferable.

6. No refund will be allowed for the charges once paid for temporary vehicle licences issued by the port.

7. Drivers of vehicles (with permanent licence) are exempted from the payment for entry into the wharf.

8. No refund will be allowed for the charges once paid for the licences issued for the vehicles covered by item above for unexpired period of licence.

9. Failure to apply for the renewal of the annual or half yearly licence within 15 days, before the day of expiry thereof may entail cancellation of the licence or levy of penalty of Rs.30/- per vehicle in addition to the renewal fee.

10. A fee of Rs.30/- shall be charged for transfer of each annual or half yearly licence due to change of ownership of the carriers.

11. A sum of Rs.30/- shall be charged for the issue of a duplicate annual or half yearly licence when the original is defaced or illegible or is lost.

12. Vehicles i.e. carriers of goods belonging to the New Mangalore Port Trust and other Major Port Trusts alone shall be exempted from holding a licence.

13. Any other vehicles not covered by above may be exempted from charge under the scale of Rates at the discretion of the NMPT.

14. No refund is permissible for the unexpired period of licence.

15. Whenever damage to the NMPT property is caused by any vehicle plying within the NMPT foreshore premises, the owner of the vehicle shall accept liability thereof and pay the damages resulting therefrom.

 

III. Fees for the hire of weighing scale and for the issue of certificates of weights:

 

(1).	For hire of weighing scales	:	Rs.1.00 per tonne or part thereof.
(2).	For issue of certificate of total tonnage of cargo	:	Rs.3.00 per tonne or part thereof for weighment of consignment (i.e. for goods covered by one application) subject to a minimum of Rs.15/- per certificate.

 

Notes:

1. The attendant labour shall be supplied by the parties concerned in all cases.

2. Charges shall be levied in accordance with the above scale when it is necessary for the port to weigh goods, e.g. for the purpose of assessing the amount of wharfage payable in respect of the goods.

3. No refund of hire charges shall be allowed in case a notice of cancellation of requisition is not sent to the authorised officer of the NMPT in writing so as to reach him at least 2 hours prior to the commencement of the period of hire.

4. A fee of Rs.10/- each shall be levied for a duplicate certificate of payment issued by the port authorities.

 

IV. Charges for the use of weigh bridges

 

(1).	Weighment of cargo on the Port Lorry weigh bridge	:	Rs.15 per truck both ways.
(2).	For issue of weighing certificate	:	Rs.25/- per certificate in addition to the charge prescribed at (1) above.
(3).	Charges for weighing wagon in Railway weigh bridge	:	Rs.45 per Broad gauge wagon.

 

Notes:

1. The weighbridge shall be used only for weighing lorries or carts etc, with or without loads.

2. The fee under item (1) above shall cover hire charges of passing the cart or lorry etc, both empty and loaded over the weighing platform. The fee under item (2) above shall be payable in addition for the issue of certificate showing both the tare and loaded weight of the vehicle.

3. If any empty lorry after recording the tare weight on the ports weigh bridge within the wharf area is not brought to the ports weigh bridge during the same day with a load for recording the gross weight, a fee of Rs.5.00 per lorry shall be payable by the party on whose behalf the tare weight is asked to be recorded.

4. The weigh bridge shall be manned by the NMPT.

5. The NMPT shall not be responsible to the hirer or any person for any loss or damage or injury to life arising directly or indirectly from the use of the weigh bridge during the period of its hire. The hirer shall indemnify the NMPT against all loss or damage or injury to life arising directly or indirectly from the use of the weigh bridge to any other person or property. The liability of the hirer shall not be affected by the fact that such loss or damage or injury to life may have arisen due to any act or default of any employee of the port. The hirer shall also indemnify the NMPT for all liabilities under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.

 

V. Charges for issue of entry and clearance Certificate:

 

Charges for issue of entry and clearance certificate to Master/Owner/Agent of vessel which calls at the Port for crew change and anchor within or beyond port limits without discharging or loading any cargo or passenger.

Rs.1000.00 per Certificate