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PREFACE

SHORT TITLE                            This tariff is published by Batumi International Container Terminal LLC (BICT) and is generally referred to as the BICT Standard Tariff.

APPLICATION                          The tariff applies to services provided by BICT. For tariffs for services not included herein please contact BICT management. Actual charges may vary depending on the properties of the cargo. Interpretation of the tariff belongs to BICT.

TERMS OF BUSINESS               Services provided under this tariff are subject to the TERMINAL STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS published separately by BICT.

NOTICE TO PUBLIC            This tariff is notice to the public that the rates and charges contained in the tariff apply to all users who don’t have separate agreement with BICT. In addition to the charges contained herein, vessels and cargo will be subject to dues and taxes as published from time to time by Batumi Sea Port and the Government Authorities of Georgia.

RIGHTS RESERVED                   Batumi International Container Terminal LLC reserves the right to furnish all equipment, supplies and materials, and to perform all services in connection with the container operation in Batumi Seaport.   

CHARGES                                The charges prescribed in this tariff are in addition to any other tariff, notice or law or any other charges that may be owing to or levied by the Batumi Sea Port (BSP). It also excludes any taxes that may be levied by the Georgia Tax Authorities such as Value Added Tax (VAT).

CURRENCY                                  The currency of this tariff is the US Dollar.

PAYER                                          Payer for the services is the party requesting services if not agreed otherwise.  

STORAGE CHARGES                  Storage charges for Full Import containers will be collected from consignee.

                                                     Storage charges for Full Export, Transshipment and Reefer charges will be collected from the shipping line. 

DEFINITIONS

Company                                  Batumi International Container terminal LLC (BICT)

Carrier                                       vessel owners, operators, charterers or their agents

CY                                               container terminal and yards or any other area within Batumi Sea Port allocated for use by BICT

Direct Delivery                         the transferring of cargo between vessel or container and road or rail transport without being grounded in CY

FCL                                              Full Container Load – a loaded and sealed container received or delivered by BICT

LCL                                              Less than Container Load – a container stuffed or stripped by BICT covered by two or more Bills of Lading

Free Time                                 a period during which containers or cargo may be left in the CY without incurring storage charges

Freight tone                             one tone of cargo of 1000 kg or 1 cubic meter whichever is the greater

Restow                                      the movement of container or cargo from one stowage position to another

Transshipment                       containers or cargo transferred from one vessel to another without leaving the port, charged to first carrier

Transit Cargo                           cargo that is reloaded on the terminal from one land transport to another

Stevedoring                             moving of container or cargo from vessel to CY or vice versa

Handling                                   receiving or delivering of containers or cargo to/from land transport

Manipulation                          moving of containers or cargo within CY e.g. for stripping, inspection, etc.

Storage time                           storage time starts on the day vessel completes discharging for import or on the day container or cargo is received on the terminal for export

OOG                                         Out of Gauge

IMDG                                        International Maritime Dangerous Goods

Berth Occupancy Charge        an hourly charge for berth occupancy, to be applied two (2) hours after completion of vessel/cargo operations till unmooring (Last Line)

Idle Time Charge                an hourly charge for any idle time of terminal equipment and/or manpower, including stoppage of cargo operation beyond the control of the Terminal   Operator.

 

A.  CONTAINERS

No	ITEM	Unit	FULL		EMPTY
			20’	40’	20’	40’
IMPORT / EXPORT
1	THC	Pc	267	301	186	209
2	Restow on board	Pc	81	104	52	75
3	Restow via quay	Pc	115	138	69	92
4	Hatch covers out&in	Pc	173
5	Lashing bin containers out&in	Pc	173
6	Lashing or unlashing containers	Pc	12
7	Surcharge for Public Holidays	%	25
8	Non-cellular vessel surcharge	%	100
	STORAGE
9	1st to 3rd day	Day	Free	Free	1	2
10	4th to 10th day	Day	4.50	6	2	3
11	11th to 20th day	Day	6	9	3	4
12	21st and over	Day	11	13	8	10
TRANSSHIPMENT
13	Stevedoring	Pc	253	316	138	190
14	Surcharge for Public Holidays	%	25
15	Non-cellular vessel surcharge	%	100
	STORAGE
16	1st to 5th day	Day	Free	Free	Free	Free
17	6th and over	Day	12	23	9	17
OTHER
18	Reefer plug in & unplug	Pc	40
19	Reefer storage	Day	35
20	Manipulation (yard move)	Pc	46	58	23	35
21	Lift off or Lift on	Pc	35	58	23	35
22	Folding Flat Rack	Pc	n/a	n/a	13	26
23	Gate Fee	Pc	17	17	free	free
24	Cleaning container	Pc	12
25	Testing reefer container excluding 18,19	Pc	64
26	Surcharge for IMDG cargo	%	50
27	Surcharge for OOG containers	%	50
28	Placement or removal of IMO stickers	Pc	12
29	Placement or Removal of GENSET	Pc	15
30	Berth Occupancy Charge	Hour	500
31	Idle time Charge	Hour	180

 

 

Remarks:

§  THC – includes discharge/load from/to vessel plus discharge/load from/to land transport;

§  Gate Fee applies to all full containers discharged from the vessel and gate out by the truck. Tariff doesn’t apply to empty, export and to those containers that are stripped/stuffed by the container terminal in Batumi Sea Port in the territory controlled by the terminal;

§  IMDG cargo class 1 and 7 – storage is not allowed on the terminal; shippers, consignees should arrange for direct delivery in agreement with authorities;

§  Reefer power charges may change without previous advice – subject to the provider decision to alter tariff;

§  No free storage days apply for reefer containers. Reefer Containers are exempt from Storage Fee only when/if:

a)       Reefer container gates out or is stripped latest next day from discharge date provided that the last discharge for the related vessel is 18:00 hours local time or later;

b)      Reefer container gates out or is stripped on the same day it was discharged from the vessel.

§  RESTOWS definition:

1) Liner Mandated RESTOWS to be charged to liner

2) Non-Liner Mandated RESTOWS:

a. Poor or not optimal container stowage plan from the carrier to be charged to liner

b. RESTOWS for Safety:

- Anything 3 high on deck or above to be charged to liner

- Anything below 3 high on deck is not to be charged.

§  Storage of containers loaded with vehicles is exempted from storage fee from the moment of presentation of Delivery Order.

 

B.FERRY SERVICES

No	ITEM		Unit	FULL	EMPTY
	Discharging or loading from/to ferry
1	Rail wagon with subtropical citrus		Pc	116	Free
2	Rail wagon		Pc	170	30
3	Vehicle below 5 tons (car, jeep, van)		Pc	36
4	Vehicle above 5 tons		Pc	108
5	Locomotive		Pc	768
6	Passenger		Person	2
7	Caterpillar machinery below 40 tons		Pc	652
8	Caterpillar machinery above 40 tons		Pc	978
9	Other cargoes, machinery		Freight tone	8
	Terminal assistance for operations
10	Operator – driver		Vehicle	8
11	Terminal tug		Roll Trailer	127
12	Forklift		Lift	31
13	Idle Time Charge		Hour	180
		Parking Services of Vehicles		Below 5 tons	Above 5 tons
14		Access to the parking, including next day of access	Pc	Free	Free
15		3rd to 10th day	Day	30	60
16		11th day and over	Day	60	120
		Roll Trailer storage		20FT	40FT
17		1st to 5th day	Day	free	free
18		6th and over	Day	10	11
		Act of Reloading/Inspection preparation
19		Transport means below 5 tons	Pc	26
20		Transport means above 5 tons	Pc	52
21		Berth Occupancy Charge	Hour	500
		Reloading Service
22		Transport means 3 tons	Pc	40
23		Transport means from 3 to 5 tons	Pc	65
24		Transport Mean ≥ 5 tons	Pc	100
		Unloading of transport means by Forklift
25		Below 5 tons	Pc	139
26		Above 5 tons	Pc	165
27		Surcharge for IMDG cargo	%	50
28		Surcharge for OOG cargo	%	50

 

C. GENERAL CARGO 

No	ITEM	Unit
	Crane/Quay Operation (per move)
1	Any piece, the weight of which exceeds 35 MT And/or the volume of which is minimum 50 m3	FT	40
2	≤ 35MT	MT	30
3	≤ 25MT	MT	25
4	≤ 5MT	MT	20
	Wheeled/Tracked Cargo
5	≤ 5MT	Pc	160
6	≤ 10MT	Pc	250
7	≤ 25MT	MT	30
8	≤ 40MT	MT	40
9	40MT or more	MT	50

 

D.Container Freight Station – CFS

No	ITEM	Unit
	Cross-stuffing operations between Containers and/or Trucks
1	Cargo in big Bags/Barrells/pallets	MT	8
2	Cargo in Bags	MT	9
3	Cargo in Boxes and Coils	MT	10
4	OOG Cargo	MT	30
5	Any cargo in other packaging than mentioned above (but not less than USD 150 per truck and/or container)	MT	12
6	Wheeled vehicle below 5 tons (including manipulation & delivery)	Pc	40
7	Railcar Storage	Pc/Day	23
	STORAGE per FREIGHT TONE		Warehouse	Open Space
8	1st to 5th day	Day	Free	Free
9	6th to 10th day	Day	3	1.30
10	11th to 20th day	Day	5	2.50
11	21st and over	Day	8	4
	STORAGE of Vehicle/Equipment above 5 ton		Open Space
12	1st to 2nd day	Day	Free
13	3rd to 12th day	Day	23
14	13th and over	Day	46
15	Reception for storage	Declaration	23
16	Weighting	Vehicle	12
17	Cargo loading or discharging	Freight Tone	9
18	Assistance (2 Dockers)	30 minutes	24
19	Access to the territory	Per Entry	20
20	Surcharge for IMDG cargo discharging or loading	%	50
21	Berthing of the vessels on berths 4, 5 and 6	Hour	58
22	Customs Inspection of container (loading/unloading)	Pc	92
23	Customs Inspection of 20’ container (visual inspection or taking samples)	Pc	58
24	Customs Inspection of 40’ containers (visual inspection or taking samples)	Pc	81
25	Ramp usage for customs inspection	Pc	20
26	Stripping of Container loaded with vehicles without queue	Pc	700
27	Data Correction Fee (data related to the vehicle or vehicle owner, that should be corrected by terminal based on shipping lines bill of lading)	Pc	10
28	Brokerage Service	Pc	50
	Parking of wheeled vehicles discharged from containers		Open Space
29	Discharging day and next 2 (two) days	Day	Free
30	4th day and over from discharging	Day	10

Remarks:

• Minimum chargeable amount for storage is 1 Freight Tone (FT)
• Point 17 – means loading cargo to mean of transport from storage or discharging for storage from transport mean
• Point 18 – in case use of forklift is necessary it is free of charge
• Lift on/off and Container manipulation not included in cross-stuffing rates