RULE: 34.1 - GENERAL RULES: Eff: 01AUG2008

Effective

01AUG2008

Filing Codes

C

 
SCOPE:
The rules, regulations, conditions, commodity rates and/or
charges set forth in this schedule apply to or from the
following terminal:
        NAME                      ADDRESS
       --------                  ---------
 
 SAIPAN STEVEDORE COMPANY, INC.    P.O. BOX 500208
 
                                  SAIPAN, MP 96950
 
 TELEPHONE NO.: 670-322-9240   FAX NO.: 670-322-8568
This document sets forth the terms and conditions upon
which the contractor will perform. This document will
be considered in full force and effect upon the
 performance by contractor of work as set forth and all
such terms and conditions shall then become binding on
both parties. All charges will be for the account of the
vessel owner, charterer, operator, consignee, shipper,
owner and/or their agents.
 
 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS:
 
The following definitions shall govern in interpretating
these rates, rules and regulations:
 
A.1 CARGO shall mean goods, wares, materials, or any object
for commerce that is or is to be transported.
 
a). BULK CARGO shall mean cargo such as sand, fertilizers,
copra, etc., which require special "bulk" handling or  
bagging for discharge or loading and carried in bulk without
mark or count.
 
b). CONTAINERIZED CARGO shall mean cargo in a container
conforming to the specifications defined in Section A.4.
 
c). DRUMMED CARGO shall mean liquid cargo such as
gasoline, oils, greases, asphalt, chemicals, etc.,
packed in the average 55-gal steel drum.
 
d). FRUSTRATED CARGO shall mean cargo that for any
reason remains undelivered with the port terminal
facilities within thirty (30) days for general cargo and
one (1) day for reefer cargo from date of discharge from
the carrying vessel.
 
e). HAZARDOUS CARGO shall mean all commodities which
U.S.C.G. lists in their publication, "Explosives or
Other Dangerous Articles on Board Vessels" either in
open or closed shelter, deemed hazardous and dangerous
cargo.  Charges will be assessed accordingly under the
provision of the schedule.
 
f). INBOUND CARGO shall mean cargo received at the port
terminal facilities by water transportation.
 
g). OUTBOUND CARGO shall mean cargo received at the
terminal facilities for shipment by water
transportation.
 
h). PALLETIZED CARGO shall mean quantity of any item,
packaged or unpackaged, which is arranged on a pallet in
a specified manner and securely fastened thereto so that
the whole is handled as a unit, bearing one shipping
mark and consigned to one consignee.
 
I). STUFFING CARGO shall mean the stowing of cargo into
a container or van from a position in front of the
container at point of rest.
 
j). TRANSHIPMENT CARGO shall mean cargo which is off-
loaded from one vessel and loaded onto another vessel
for further transport and so designated by documentation
furnished by the first carrier or its agents to the
Terminal Operator.
 
k). UNSTUFFING CARGO shall mean removal of cargo from a
container or van onto pallets at point of rest.
 
A.2 CHARGE(S) ON DELIVERY shall mean charge(s) levied
against commercial cargo for handling services, storage,
demurrage, wharfage, etc., and shall be paid in full at
the time cargo is delivered to consignee or his
authorized agent or representative.
 
A.3 CHECKING shall mean the services of counting and
checking cargo against appropriate documents for the account
of the cargo or the vessel, or other person requesting
same.
 
A.4 CONTAINER shall mean rigid, re-usable, dry cargo,
insulated, refrigerated, flat rack, liquid tank, or open
container capable of being mounted onto or dismounted
from wheels, chassis, or flat bed trailer.  The
container shall be 8' wide, 20', 24', 35', 40' 45' long and
4' to 12' high.  Except for dimensions which are given
above, it shall be constructed in conformity with the
specifications for freight containers adopted by the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and
American Organization for Standardization (ASO).  The
container will have top and bottom corner castings
conforming to ISO/ASO specifications.
 
A.5 DAY shall mean twenty-four (24) hours commencing at
midnight and ending the following midnight.
 
A.6 DEMURRAGE CHARGE shall mean the assessment of a
penalty fee against inbound or outbound cargo not
removed from the port terminal facilities during the
"free time" period.
 
A.7 DOCK shall mean any wharf, pier, bulkhead, quay
landing or other structure to which a vessel may make
fast or which may be utilized in the discharge and
loading of passengers and/or cargo.
 
A.8 FREE TIME shall mean the specified period of time
during which cargo may occupy space assigned to it in
the port terminal facilities, free of demurrage charges,
prior to loading or subsequent to discharge of such
cargo from a vessel.
 
A.9 GENERAL MANAGER shall mean the General Manager of
Saipan Stevedore Company.
 
A.10 HANDLING SERVICES shall mean services rendered by
the Terminal Operator on or for the benefit of the cargo
during the period in which the cargo is in the care and
custody of the Terminal Operator, when received at the
place of rest assigned to the cargo by the Terminal
Operator, and from which cargo may be delivered to/from
consignee/shipper within the port terminal facilities other
than the end of ship's tackle.
 
A.11 HEAVY LIFT shall mean articles of cargo and/or
equipment which requires special rigging and/or must be
handled by vessel's gear or dock crane and the service
of providing heavy lift cranes and equipment for lifting
cargo.
 
A.12 LINE HANDLING SERVICES shall mean the charge for
handling the lines of the vessel when docking and
undocking.
 
A.13 OPEN STORAGE (OUTSIDE OR YARD STORAGE) shall mean
all other storage areas within the fenced and/or
security area except those defined as warehouse or
transit-shed storage.
 
A.14 PERSON shall mean any natural person, group, or
association of persons, firms, partnerships,
corporations, municipal or other Government entities.
 
A.15 POINT OF REST shall mean that area on the terminal
facilities which is assigned for the receipt of inbound
cargo from the ship and from which inbound cargo may be
delivered to consignee, and that area which is assigned
for the receipt of outbound cargo from shippers for
vessel loading.
 
A.16 PORT TERMINAL FACILITIES shall mean one or more
structures comprising a terminal unit, and including,
but not limited to docks, wharves, warehouses, covered
and/or open storage space, cold storage plants, grain
elevators and/or bulk cargo loading and/or unloading
 structures, landings, and receiving stations, used in
the transmission, care and convenience of cargo and/or
passengers in the interchange of same between land and
water carriers or between two water carriers.
 
A.17 REGULAR WORK SHIFT HOURS shall mean those hours
that are recognized as a day or night shift and does not
exceed eight (8) hours.
 
A.18 RE-STOWING CARGO shall mean the discharge of cargo
onto the dock from vessel's hold and back-loading the
same cargo into the same or different hold as requested
by the vessel's Master or Chief Officer.
 
A.19 ROLL ON ROLL OFF VESSELS shall mean vessels with
adjustable ramps.
 
A.20 SPECIAL SERVICES shall mean any special service
including but not limited to checking, trash and garbage
disposal, shifting, sorting, removal of lashing or
shoring, laying of dunnage, discharge and backloading of
dunnage, rigging of cargo gears, building or removal of
catwalk or other service requested by the carrier or
necessarily incidental to the loading and discharging of
cargo and not ordinarily performed by the Terminal
Operator.
 
A.21 STAND-BY OR DETENTION TIME shall mean that time
when stevedores are ordered to stand-by due to power
failure, vessel gear failure, rain, or any other reasons
through no fault of the Terminal Operator or its
employees.
 
A.22 STEVEDORE SERVICES shall mean services rendered by
the Terminal Operator, for the benefit of the carrier/
cargo during the period in which non-containerized cargo
is being moved by employees of the Terminal Operator
between the end of the vessel's tackle and the vessel's
hold, or from the vessel's hold to the end of the
vessel's tackle and including placing of cargo on
pallets, slings, nets, or other equipment for the
purpose of lifting cargo out of the vessel; lifting
cargo into the vessel from the dock or from the vessel
to the dock.  For containerized cargo, stevedore
services shall mean services rendered the carrier/cargo
between the vessel's deck or hold and the point of rest
on the dock or the terminal facilities.
 
A.23 Schedule shall mean a publication containing the
actual rates, charges, classifications, rules, regulations 
and practices of any person or marine terminal operator 
carrying on the business of furnishing wharfage, dock, 
warehouse, or other marine terminal services or facilities 
in connection with a common carrier by water in the United 
States or its possessions.  The term "practices" refers to 
those usages, customs or modes of operation which in any way
affect, determine or change the rates, charges or services 
provided by a marine terminal operator.
 
A.24 TERMINAL OPERATOR means a person engaged in the
United States or a commonwealth, territory, or possession 
thereof, in the business of furnishing wharfage, dock, 
warehouse or other terminal facilities in connection with a 
common carrier, or in connection with a common carrier and a
water carrier subject to Subchapter II of Chapter 135 of 
title 49, United States Code.  A marine terminal operator 
includes, but is not limited to, terminals owned or operated
by states and their political subdivisions; railroads who 
perform port terminal services not covered by their line 
haul rates; common carriers who perform terminal services; 
and wharehousemen who operate port terminal facilities. In 
this schedule it shall also mean the Terminal Operator at 
the Port of Saipan, i.e., Saipan Stevedore Company, Inc.
 
A.25 TERMINAL STORAGE shall mean the service of
providing warehouse or other terminal facilities for
the storing of inbound or outbound cargo after the
expiration of "free time" including wharf storage,
shipside storage, closed or covered storage, open or
ground storage, bonded storage and refrigerated storage
after storage arrangements have been made.
 
A.26 TON shall mean one of the following, as
appropriate:
 
a)AS FREIGHTED REVENUE TON - the revenue ton used by the
  carrier according to the vessel's manifest to assess
  the carrier's freight charges.
b)LONG TON - a ton of two thousand two hundred forty
  (2,240) pounds.
c)MEASUREMENT TON - a ton of forty (40) cubic feet.
d)METERED TON - two hundred forty (240) U.S. gallons.
e)METRIC TON - 2,204.6 lbs. weight.
f)REVENUE TON - 2,000 lbs. weight or 40 cu/ft.
  measurement, and all charges will be computed on
  whichever will produce greater revenue, unless
  specifically designated otherwise.
g)SHORT TON - 2,000 lbs. weight.
 
A.27 TRANSHIPMENT CHARGES shall mean charges on
transhipment cargo and are in lieu of any other handling,
stevedoring, and storage charges, except as otherwise
specified herein.
 
A.28 UNDER THE HOOK DELIVERY shall mean delivery of
cargo by the carrier from the end of the vessel's tackle
directly to vehicle or other conveyance owned or under
the control of the consignee or his agent thus
eliminating terminal services being executed by the
Terminal Operator.  The reverse procedure applies for
outbound cargo.
 
A.29 USAGE shall mean the use of terminal facility by
any rail carrier, lighter operator, trucker, shipper,
or consignee, their agents, servants, and/or employee,
when they perform their own car, lighter or truck
loading or unloading, or the use of said facilities for
any gainful purpose for which a charge is not otherwise
specified.
 
A.30 VAN shall mean manufactured, re-usable cargo
container which is specifically designed for, and used
as a means of transporting by water transportation,
packaged or bulked articles, and may be in collapsible,
rigid or mobile, and must be less than 20' in length, 8'
wide, and 4' to 10' high and may not be less than 160
cu/ft. outside measurement and 130 cu/ft. inside
measurement.
EXCEPTIONS:  A cargo container approved by the
Government of the Northern Marianas Islands and which is
used for transporting household goods and personnel
effects will not be subject to the above measurement
limitations.
 
A.31 VESSELS  shall mean steamboats, motorboats,
sailing vessels, barges, lighters, liners, pleasure
craft, or any structure(s) made to float on water for
navigation.
 
A.32 WAREHOUSE STORAGE shall mean storage inside any
warehouse transit shed operated by and under the control
of the Terminal Operator.
 
A.33 WEATHER WORKING DAYS shall mean normal working days
which are not affected by weather or other factors
outside the control of the Terminal Operator.
 
A.34 WHARFAGE shall mean a charge assessed against the
cargo or vessel on all cargo passing or conveyed over,
onto, or under wharves or between vessels (to or from
barge, lighter or water) when berthed at a wharf or when
moored in ship adjacent to wharf, or place at any points
of rest on the dock or terminal facility when such cargo
is to be discharged or loaded on a vessel berthed at a
piling structure, dock, or pier operated by the
Terminal Operator. Wharfage is solely the charge for use
of the facilities and other services.  Cargo received
for transhipment to another port is exempt from this
charge.  Unless otherwise provided, wharfage shall be
considered earned and will be assessed whether or not
cargo received on the port terminal facilities is
eventually loaded on any vessel.
 
EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE MARKS
 
A....Denotes increase.
C....Denotes changes in wording which results in neither
     increase nor reduction in charges.
I....Denotes new or initial matter.
R....Denotes reduction.
&....And.
$....United States Currency.
'....Feet.
"....Inches.
%....Percent.
Ad Val ....  Ad Valorem
A F R T ...  As Freighted Revenue Ton
A.M. ......  Before Noon
A.Q. ......  Any Quantity
Ave. ......  Average
Bbl  ......  Barrel
B.F. ......  Board Foot/Feet
B/L  ......  Bill of Lading
B.M. ......  Board Measurement
Cbm, CM, M3  Cubic Meter
CC   ......  Cubic Centimeter
CM   ......  Centimeter
Col  ......  Column
Concl .....  Conclude
Cont'd ....  Continued
CFR  ......  Code of Federal Regulations
Ctn  ......  Carton
CU   ......  Cubic
Cu. Ft.....  Cubic Feet
CWT  ......  100 Pounds
Doz. ......  Dozen
e.g. ......  For Example
Etc. ......  Et Cetera
F.A.S. ....  Freight Alongside Ship
FBM  ......  Foot Board Measure
F.I. ......  Free In
F.I.O. ....  Free In and Out
F.I.O.S. ..  Free In, Out and Stowed
F.O.  .....  Free Out
F.O.B. ....  Free on Board
F.M.C. ....  Federal Maritime Commission
Ft.  ......  Foot or Feet
Hdlg. Chgs.  Handling Charges
i.e. ......  That is
Inc. ......  Incorporated
Incl ......  Inclusive
Jct. ......  Junction
K.D. or K/D  Knock Down
K.D.F. ....  Knock Down Flat
Kilos .....  Kilograms
Lb. or Lbs.  Pound or Pounds
Lt. .......  Long ton (2240 lbs. or 1016 Kilos)
M   .......  40 cubic feet
MBM .......  1,000 Feet Board Measure
Min. ......  Minimum
mm   ......  Millimeter
N.O.S. ....  Not otherwise specified in this Schedule.
Pkg. or Pkgs Package or Packages
P.M. ......  Afternoon
R/T  ......  Revenue Ton. (W/M)
SL & C ....  Shipper's Load and Count
ST   ......  Short Ton (2000 Lbs. or 907.185 Kilos)
SU or S/U .  Set Up
U.S. ......  United States of America
U.S.$ .....  United States Dollars and Cents.
U.S.P. ....  United States Pharmacopoeia
Viz.  .....  Namely
Vol. ......  Volume
W   .......  2,000 pounds or 40 cubic feet whichever
             produces the greater revenue.
WT  .......  Weight
 
 

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