Decision 201
Agency Fees Applicable Non-Syrian Flagged Vessels For Non-Transit Cargoes.Tariff of agency fees and commissions to be collected by the shipping Agencies Company from non Syrian vessels Calling Syrian ports and terminals for non transit as per Decision No. 201 issued on 13/2/2002 by the Ministry of Transport effective since 20 April 2002.
· Article 1 – Agency Fees
· Article 2 – Commission on vessel's freights
· Article 3 – Commission on collecting freight payable at destination
· Article 4 – Commission on passenger's tickets
· Article 5 – Container fees
· Article 6 – Supervision and control fees on barges or lash vessels
· Article 7 – Cargo handling charges
· Article 8 – Hire of loading/discharging equipments
· Article 9 – Tally wages
· Article 10 – Cargo shifting an transshipment operations
· Article 11 – Various commissions and charges
· Article 12 – Lawsuits and compromise settlements
· Article 13 – Freight manifests
· Article 14 – Interests
· Article 15
· Article 16
· Article 17 – Commission on services rendered to the goods
· Article 18 – Different commissions
· Article 19
Article 1 – Agency Fees
Collected for services rendered to vessels, the fees shall be fixed as follows:
1. Schooners
Schooners are those vessels of wood construction, powered by sails or engines of a GRT not exceeding 100, calling at Syrian ports from ports abroad (foreign or arab), same shall be subject to pay a lump sum fee of USD 50.00 per call
2. Ships
Ships are vessels intended for the carriage of cargo of various types and methods of loading and handling container, passenger and Ro/Ro vessels . These ships shall pay the following fees :
Vessel's GRT / USDUP TO 2000 / 250.00
001 - 4000 / 500.00
4001 - 6000 / 650.00
6001 - 8000 / 800.00
8001 - 10000 / 950.00
Exceeding 10000 / For every 1000 GRT or fraction thereof, an additional 75.00
A. The above fees shall be reduced by 25% in case total cargo carried by vessels ( both loading and discharging ) does not exceed 100 tons.
B. The above fees shall be reduced by 75% in case any vessels calls at Syrian Ports for visit or to be supplied with provisions, water, bunker, repairs and likewise and does not perform any commercial operation during her stay
C. The agency fee for any vessel should not be less than USD 100.00.
3. Tankers :
Vessels carrying oil and oil derivative; such tankers shall pay the following fees:
Vessel's GRT / USDUP TO 10000 / 500.00
Exceeding 10000 / For every 1000 GRT or fraction thereof an additional 25.00
Article 2 – Commission on vessel's freights
By freight we mean the basic freight plus all supplements, surcharges and other increases whatsoever.
1- Commission on vessel's freights
Such commission shall be collected on cargo carried by vessels intended for the carriage of cargo, or passengers, or containers, with the exemption of tankers and Ro/Ro vessels as follows:
1. 3% of outward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
2. 3% of outward freight of cargo booked by Shipowners or others.
3. 3% of inward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
4. 2% of inward freight of cargo booked by Shipowners or others.
2. Commission on Ro/Ro vessels
Shall be collected on cargo carried by Ro/Ro vessels, as follows:
1. USD 10.00 per every loaded truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.
2. USD 5.00 per every empty truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.
3. If such vessels are carrying cargo other than trucks, said cargo shall be subject to the commission fixed under paragraph 1 above.
Article 3 –Commission on collecting freight payable at destination
Commission shall be collected on inward freight payable at Syrian ports at the rate of 1% of the amount of freight to be effectively collected and which includes the freight together will all supplements, surcharges and other increases.
Article 4 – Commission on passenger's tickets
1- The Company ( Shipco) shall collect a commission on all passenger tickets which have been issued by it at the rate of 9% of the fare of each ticket.
2- The said commission fixed under Article A may be divided as follows if the booking of the passenger ticket has been made by any authorized tourism office:
a. 4.5 % of the ticket fare as minimum, to the Shipping Agencies Company.
b. 4.5 % of the ticket fare as maximum , to the booking tourism office.
Article 5 – container fees
1- The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect fees for tracking the containers during the various stages of transport and delivery as follows:
a. USD 8.00 PER 20' container or mafi.
b. USD 10.00 per 40' container or rail mafi.
2- The Company(SHIPCO) shall collect a commission of 5% on container demurrage amount effectively collected by the Company for the account of shipping companies ( SHIPCO ) or Ship-owners.
Article 6 – Supervision and control fees on barges or lash vessels
The Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect against supervision and control barges of LASH vessels at the port inside the break water an amount of USD 150.00 per one barge.
Article 7 – Cargo handling charges
In addition to cargo handling charges settled to the port companies, Shipping Agencies Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect from Ship-owners per ton or fraction thereof for every B/Lading covering any kind of cargo the amount of USD 0.50 in case cargo is carried on Liner Terms, with the exception of inward cargo transported on trucks/trailers and carried on Ro/Ro vessels.
Article 8 – Hire of loading/discharging equipments
In case loading /discharging equipment is supplied by Shipping Agencies Company ( SHIPCO ), the hire shall be collected from cargo owners or vessels as per terms of carriage at the rate of USD 0.75 per ton or fraction thereof.
Article 9 – Tally wages
Shipping Agencies Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect from Shipowners the amount of USD 0.50 per ton or fraction thereof of inward or outward cargo, irrespective of discharging or loading terms of carriage, with the exception of inward bulk cargo and cargo loaded or discharged through silos or vacuators, as well as transit cargo in containers or in trucks carried on Ro/Ro vessels.
Article 10 – cargo shifting an transshipment operations
1. If shifting of cargo is effected inside the same vessel's holds and in whatever manner, the company SHIPCO shall collect, in addition to the ports company's dues, a service fee of USD 0.75 per ton or fraction thereof.
2. If transshipment of cargo is effected from one vessel to another whatever the method is, the company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect, in addition to the port company's dues, a service fee fixed to USD 0.75 per ton or fraction thereof from each vessel.
Article 11 – Various commissions and charges
The Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect from every ship or tanker calling at Syrian ports or terminals the following charges and fees per call:
1. A lump sum of USD 225.00 against mail, local cables, fiscal stamps, local phone calls and sundry expenses
2. USD 50.00 for hire of motor boat for transportation per every trip at the vessel's requirement.
3. USD 25.00 hire of car per hour of fraction thereof for internal transport inside town, at vessel's request.
4. Official cost of telex and international phone calls plus 20%.
5. 10% of the amount of invoice covering services rendered to vessels for example fresh water, provisions, ironing, washing, cleaning holds, erection of bulkhead inside the vessel's holds, recovery of ropes or packages from sea, survey report on vessels, repairs of equipments, certificates of classification and what is rendered by other sides to the vessels.
6. USD 15.00 for attendance or for departure of a crewmember.
7. USD 15.00 for accompanying the patent to the physician or to the hospital.
8. USD 225.00 for company's supervising delivery or redelivery of a vessel in time or voyage charter.
Article 12 – Lawsuits and compromise settlements
1- The urgent plea, description of the status quo and release the vessel from arrest the company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect in addition to the effective expenses and fees for each case, an amount of USD 250.00. This amount includes ( SHIPCO ) and lawyer's fees, the sundry and administrative expenses and cost of translation; to add to this amount:
1. Cost of power of attorney in case it is made.
2. The effective cost of survey, if any.
3. Effective cost of telexes.
2- The sea protest the company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect USD 100.00 for every sea protest thisamount includes the cost of registration of this protest in the harbor master and the cost of its registration in the first instance court, to add this amount:
a. Cost of power of attorney , if any.
b. Other effective expenses, if any.
3- Compromise settlements:
a. Customs infringements: The company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect for every customs infringement 2% of the amount of compromise settlement, provided it is not less than USD 25.00 and not more than USD 1000.00
b. Cargo claims: The company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect for every compromise settlement 25% of the saved amount between the original amount claimed and the amount of the compromise settlement provided it is not less than USD 5.00 and not more than USD 1200.00
4- Other lawsuits: The company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect for every lawsuit the following amount:
a. Cost of power of attorney.
b. Effective cost of survey if any.
c. Effective cost of telexes.
d. Judicial dues paid to the court or the directorate of finance.
e. Expenses of appeal and re-appeal paid to the courts.
f. The fees for the lawyer, the share of advocate funds as well as SHICO, on every lawsuit, are as follows:
Claimed amount USD / Advance fees of claimed amount / Balance of saved amountUp to USD 15000 / 6% but not less than USD 500.00 / 7%
15001 - 25000 / 5% but not less than USD 890.00 / 7%
FM 25001 AND OVER / 4% but not less than USD 1500.00 / 7%
Provided the following:
1. The advance fees should not exceed USD 5000.00
2. The balance fees should not exceed USD 6000.00
Article 13 – Freight Manifests
In case no freight manifest or charter parties are received for the calculation of respective commissions, freight rates and supplements to be reckoned according to rate as fixed by the international conferences in case cargo is in liner terms, otherwise they are taken by analogy to the current rates applied in the date of shipment, provided the rates of freight be fixed every three months by a committee composing representatives from SHIPCO and SYRIAMAR.
Article 14 – Interests
The company(SHIPCO)shall collect interest at the rate of 9% per annum for amounts not settled after the passage of one month from the date of its claim.
Article 15
The Shipping Agencies Company(SHIPCO)shall collect one of the two remunerations mentioned in Article 1, 2 or Article 3 whichever is higher, irrespective of the conditions of loading and discharging. Tankers shall remain subject to payment of agency fees as fixed according to their respective GRT.
Article 16
All services not mentioned in the present tariff shall be collected on basis of regular invoices and Shipping Agencies Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect thereof a commission of 20% as maximum fixed as per a decision issued by the Ministry of Transport according to the suggestion of the Administrative Committee in the Company (SHIPCO)
Article 17 - Commission on services rendered to the goods
The company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect from the cargo receivers against services and agency the following charges and fees:
1. Lump sum of USD 1.50 per ton for every kind of goods in case the receiver is a Syrian Citizen and goods are carried on foreign ship ( non Syrian Flag Vessel ) with an inland final destination.
2. Lump sum of SYR. PDS. 10.00 per ton for every kind of goods in case the receiver is a Syrian Citizen and goods carried in a Syrian Flag ship having the final destination an inland city.
3. Lump sum of SYR. PDS. 10.00 for all kinds of goods in case the goods are carried on vessels bearing Syrian or Foreign flags having the final destination the port of discharge.
4. As for the bulk cargo, a lump sum amount of 50% of the above amounts is to be applied.
Article 18 – Different commissions
1. All charges and dues incurred to the port companies on reshipped containers is to be born by the vessel unless the bill of lading provides otherwise.
2. In case of collision or general average , the Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect a service fee of USD 500.00
3. The Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect a commission of 5% of the salvage fees not less than USD 1200.00 from the foreign party who benefited from the salvage fees or from the ship owners if the salvage has been effected by local sides.
4. Hire of motorboat at oil terminal – the hire of service motorboats employed at Syrian Oil Terminals shall be according to the rates fixed or which shall be fixed by the General Directorate of Syrian Ports. The Company ( SHIPCO ) is entitled to collect from owners of tankers the hire for two additional trips besides what is due from the tanker in order to secure the documents to the tanker outer the line and for facilitating tanker operation and expediting their entry to the line or departure from it. This is in addition to motorboat hire fixed in article 11