Tariff
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PORT OF BEAUMONT
TARIFF NO. 006
Section 1 - Definitions

ITEM Note SUBJECT
100 Container:
A standard (I.S.O.) seagoing container 20 feet in length or over.
105 Day:
A consecutive 24-hour period or fraction thereof.
110 Dockage:
The charge assessed against a vessel for berthing at a wharf, pier, or bulkhead structure, or bank, or for mooring to a vessel so berthed.
115 Free time:
The specified period during which cargo may occupy space assigned to it on terminal property free of wharf demurrage or terminal storage charges, immediately prior to the loading or subsequent to the discharge of such cargo on or of the vessel.
120 Handling:
The service of physically moving cargo between point of rest and any place on the terminal facility, other than the end of ship's tackle.
125 Heavy lift:
The service of providing heavy lift cranes and equipment for lifting cargo.
130 Holidays:
All Saturdays and Sundays of the year, New Year's Day, Martin L. King's Birthday, Presidents Day, Texas Independence Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, June 19th, July 4th, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. Holidays falling on Sunday will be observed the following Monday.
135 Loading and unloading:
The service of loading or unloading cargo between any place on the terminal and railroad cars, trucks, or any other means of land conveyance, to or from the terminal facility.
140 (*) Point of rest:
The area of the terminal facility which is assigned for the receipt of inbound cargo from the ship and from which inbound cargo may be delivered to the consignee and that area of the terminal facility which is assigned for the receipt of outbound cargo from shipper for loading of vessel. Cargo will be considered to be at shipside or within reach of ship's tackle when it is placed at a point of rest as described above. Movement of cargo between vessel and point of rest will be at vessel expense.
145 Port authority:
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
147 Throughput:
Equipment and labor necessary to receive from inland carrier to point of rest or deliver from point of rest to inland carrier and the equipment necessary for the handling and movement to or from vessel side. The equipment to service a vessel is provided at the discretion of the terminal operator subject to availability.
150 Ton:
A unit of weight of 2,000 pounds.
153 (N) Weight or measure:
Charges assessed on the basis of cargo's weight, or cubic measurement, whichever produces the most revenue.
155 (*) Wharfage:
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 wharf or when moored in slip adjacent to wharf. Wharfage is solely the charge for use of wharf and does not include charges for any other service.
160 (*) Wharf or shed demurrage:
A charge assessed against cargo remaining on public wharves, or in transit sheds beyond free time allowed.
161 Abbreviations:
¢    Cents
$    Dollar
%    Percent
(A)    Addition
(C)    Change in wording which results in neither increase nor reduction in rates
(I)    Increase
(N)    New item
(R)    Reduction
CBM    Cubic meter
Cu. ft.    Cubic feet
cwt    Hundred pound weight
FMC    Federal maritime commission
FTZ    Foreign trade zone
GRT    Gross registered ton
KG    Kilogram
Lbs.    Pounds
LOA    Length-over-all
MFB    Thousand board feet
MT    Metric ton
NOS    Not otherwise specified
W/M    Weight or measure
(*)    Items bearing this reference are published pursuant to agreement of Members of the Gulf Seaports Marine Terminal Conference
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15, 2008

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PORT OF BEAUMONT
P. O. DRAWER 2297
BEAUMONT, TEXAS U.S.A. 77704