4.1. Wharfage Charges:

 

Sl.No.	Container Size	Rate per container
		Empty			Loaded
		Foreign (in Rs).	Coastal (in Rs.)	Foreign (in Rs).	Coastal (in Rs.)
1.	Upto 20’	60.00	36.00	300.00	180.00
2.	Above 20’ and upto 40’	90.00	54.00	450.00	270.00
3.	Above 40’	120.00	72.00	600.00	360.00

4.2. Storage Charges  

Sl. No.	Container Size	Rate per container Per day or part thereof
		Foreign (in US $)	Coastal (in Rs)
1.	Upto 20’	0.214	9.53
2.	Above 20’ and upto 40’	0.321	14.30
3.	Above 40’	0.428	19.07

 

Notes:

1. 1 day free period shall be allowed on containers whether landed/shipped either empty or stuffed.

2. Free period prescribed above excludes Customs notified holidays and port’s non-working days.

3. 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 container, whichever is earlier subject to the following conditions:

(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 alongwith cargo and either take back it 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 cost of 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 destuffed within the prescribed time limit of 75 days, the storage charges will cease to apply from the date the Custom orders for release 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.

4. Storage charge on container shall not accrue for the period when the NMPT is not in a position to deliver/ship container when requested by the user.

5. If operational area is licenced on rental terms to users, storage charge on containers/demurrage on cargo stored thereat shall not be levied again.

 

w.e.f.:13-07-2006