SAIGON PORT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
JOINT STOCK COMPANY Independence – Freedom – Happiness
No.: 229/QĐ-TGĐ Ho Chi Minh City, 25December, 2016
THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF SAIGON PORTJOINT STOCK COMPANY
-Pursuant to Vietnam Maritime Law dated 14/6/2005;
-Pursuant to the Pricing Ordinance No.40/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 dated 26/04/2002
-Pursuant to the Decision No.98/2008/QĐ-BTC dated 04/11/2008 of the Ministry of Finance stipulated on fees, charges and tariff of collecting fees and charges of the Minister of Ministry of Finance
-Base on the actual situation.
DECIDES:
Article 1:Now promulgate together with this Decision: the Table of Seaport Service Chargesof Saigon PortJoint Stock Companyto be collected in foreign currency (USD)
Article 2:Subjects for the application of this Decision include:
- Ships operating in the transportation of cargoes (including container), import, export, transit, international transshipment, entering or leaving at Export Processing Zone.
- Cargoes (including containers), which are exported or imported, in transit or transshipment by the carriers (or those authorized by the carriers) shall be paid by their carriers (or those authorized by the carriers).
- Passengers, officers, crews of passenger ships, army and training vessels entering Vietnam from foreign countries by sea or vice versa
Article 3:The rates prescribed together with this Decisionare not inclusive of VAT;
Article 4:Therelevant departments, subsidiary companies of Saigon PortJoint Stockare to execute the Decision accordingly.
Article 5:This Decision becomes effective from January 01st, 2016. Decision No. 774/QĐ-TGĐdated 15/12/2014 promulgating the Table of Seaport Service Charges of Saigon PortCo., Ltd.and the previous Decisions contrary to this Decision are to be canceled.
General Director
(Signed & stamped)
VO HOANG GIANG
To:
- Price Management Dept./Ministry of Finance
- Vietnam National Shipping Lines
- Shipping Agencies & means’ owners
- Saigon Port’s customers
- File VT/P.KDKT
SAIGON PORT JOINT STOCK COMPANY
TABLE OF SEAPORT SERVICE CHARGES
(CHARGES ARE QUOTED IN U.S. DOLLARS, VAT IS NOT INCLUSIVE)
To be promulgated under the Decision No. 229/QĐ-TGĐ dated December25th, 2015
by the General Director of Saigon PortJoint Stock Company
PART A
GENERAL PROVISIONS
I/ Working time:
- Administrative working time: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Working time in shift: 1st shift from 6 am to 6 pm, 2nd from 6 pm to 6 am applied for stevedores and additional services. Saigon Port’s workers: consecutive (including Saturday, Sunday, holidays, except the 30th and the first day of Lunar New Year)
II/ Unitsfor calculating seaport service charges and round–up method:
- The tonnage unit
- The tonnage being charged is based on the gross tonnage of water transportation means (Gross tonnage –GT) noted in the Certificate of Registration.
1.2For military ships: the tonnage for calculating seaport service charges is equal to 200% of the maximum tonnage inscribed in the Certificate of Registration.
1.3 Converting: decimal less than 0.5 GT is ignored, from 0.5 GT to less than 1 GT is rounded to 1 GT.
1.4For ships without GT inscription: the tonnage for calculating seaport service charges is converted as follows:
- Cargo ships: 1.5 ton of registered tonnage is equal to 1 GT
- Tug boats, push boats: 1 HP/CV is equal to 0.5 GT
- Barges, boats: 1.5 ton of registered tonnage is equal to 1 GT
- The engine capacity unit
2.1The engine capacity is calculated by horse power (HP) or cheval vapeur (CV) of the main engine of ships or kilowatt (KW).
2.2Converting: any oddof less than 1 HP/CV/KW shall be rounded to 1 HP/CV/KW.
- The cargo tonnageor volume unit:
-The tonnage for calculating service charges is ton (Metric ton – MT), including both cargoes and packages (Gross weight – GW) inscribed in the Delivery Order (DO) of shipping agents or Bill of Lading (B/L). Anyodd of less than 0.5T shall not be counted, from 0.5T ormore shall be rounded to 1T.
-The volume for calculating service charges is cubic meter (m3), the oddpart of under 0.5 m3 shall not be counted, from 0.5 m3 or more shall be rounded to 1 m3
-For one single bill of lading, the minimum tonnage or volume for calculating seaport service charges is 1T or 1 m3
- Time unit
- For time unit being day: one day is calculated with 24 hours, the odd part of 12 hours or less shall be calculated as ½ day, more than 12 hours shall be rounded up to one day.
- For time unit being hour: 1 hour is calculated as 60 minutes, the odd part of 30 minutes or less shall be calculated as ½ hour, more than 30 minutesshall be rounded up to 1 hour.
- For time unit being shift: a shift is calculated equal to 8 hours, ½ shift is calculated as 4 hours.
- Currencies for calculating seaport service charges:
US dollar (USD) shall be collected. The payment of seaport service charges shall be compliant with the Vietnamese State’s current regulations on foreign currency management. In cases of changing from US dollar to Vietnam dong, the conversion shall be made base on the current regulation of the Ministry of Finance.
- Cargoes with volume to be convertedto prescribe handling, warehouse/yard storage charges
Table 1.
No. / Kinds of cargoes / Conversion1 / Bamboo, rattan, small bamboo, different kinds of woods (sawn timber, rough timber, slab of wood,…) having real weight as m3 / 1 m3 = 1 ton
2 / Kinds of live animals (buffalo, cow, horse…) / 1 individual = 1 ton
3 / Bulky cargoes, different cargoes not mentioned above (real weight is m3) / 2m3 = 1 ton
4 / Empty tanks, cans, boxes, bottles / 1 m3 = 5 ton
After changing from m3 to tons, if the conversed tons are still higher than the real number of tons, the weight for calculating service charges is based on the conversed tons.
PART B
SERVICE CHARGES FOR SHIPS, WATERWAY TRANSPORT MEANS
I/ Rates for using wharves, mooring buoys in the port areas:
For vessels, including river means, cruisers
Table 2
SERVICES / RATES1. Ship berthing at wharf or anchoring at buoy
- At wharf / 0,0031 USD/GT - Hour
- At buoyor alongside another ship at wharf / 0,0013 USD/GT - Hour
-Alongside another ship berthing at wharf/buoy / 80% of the rate at whart/buoy
2. Minimum charges:
-At wharf
-At buoy
The fourth day and more / 85 USD/day-time
200 USD/the first three days
65 USD/day
3. Other cases
- In the case of using more idle wharves for safe corridor / 500 USD/100m/day
- In the case of ship berthing at many places within the port area: the wharfage shall be totally charged on actual time and rate at each berth
- In the case of not being able to handle cargoes due to weather condition for more than 01 day (24 consecutive hours) wharfage shall be exempted for the period of no handling.
4. For Passengers
- Passengers passing through the wharf/berth (on arrival or departure) including crew members and officers of passenger vessels or seafarers, officers of military and training ships. (Children under 12 years old shall not be charged) / 2,00 USD/person/time
- In case a ship allowed to berth at anchorage area using other facilities to transport passengers to shore for sightseeing, the wharfage shall be charged at the rate / 3 USD/person
(including both entry and exit)
2. For Passengers
(Passengers include crew members and officers of passenger ships or seafarers, officers of military and training ships)
2.1Passengers passing through the wharf/berth (on arrival or departure) shall be charged as the following rates:
On entry:2 USD / person
On exit:2 USD / person
(Children under 12 years old shall not be charged)
2.2In case a ship allowed to berth at anchorage area using other facilities to transport passengers
to shore for sightseeing, the wharfage shall be charged at the rate of 3 USD/person (including both entry and exit)
II/ Charges on tugboat assistances
- Ships using tugboat assistance
Ships using tugboat assistances for entering/departing or maneuvering between wharves/buoy under the management of Saigon port shall be charged at the following rates:
Table 3Unit: USD / each enter or depart
Type of tugboat / Number sign of tugboat / Unit priceSmall tugboat / CSG: 54; 55; 61; 63; 88 / 255
Medium tugboat / CSG: 92; 94; 95 / 490
Large tugboat / CSG: 96; 97; 98; 99 / 600
In case the tugboat has arrived on time at the meeting point as ordered by the ship agents, but with any reason the ship has not yet arrived, or does not arrive on time, or departure cancelled, or tugboat changed under the pilot’s requirement: to be charged 50% of the rate in Table 3.
- Special cases:
Table 4
Rate of increase / Cases for increasing ratesIncrease 30% of the rates in table 3 / Ship shifting among wharves/buoys of Saigon port, from Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi terminal to VICT or vice versa
Ship shifting from wharves/buoys of Lotus port / Rau Qua port to Tan Thuan 2 port or vice versa.
Increase 50% of the rates intable 3 / Ship shifting among wharves/buoys of Saigon port(on the Saigon river) from Nha Rong Khanh Hoi terminal to Tan Thuan 2, Rau Qua, Lotus or vice versa.
Using tugboat to escort ship from the nautical No.4 to wharves/buoys on the Saigon river or vice versa under the pilot’s requirement.
Increase 100% of the rates in table 3 / Ships shifting from Saigon port’s wharves/buoys to other wharves/buoyson Dong Nai, Nha Be river or vice versa
- Cases for agreement rates
3.1 Ship’s main engine is not in operation, using tugboats for pushing or towing.
3.2Tugboats service to ships entering/departing/shifting between wharves/buoys not
under the management of Saigon Port; or services out of the areas as above regulated; or
tugboat services to ships entering (leaving) dry-dock for repairs.
3.3 Tugboat serviceson Nha Be river, Thieng Lieng areas under Saigon Port’s management
3.4 Tugboat assistance in case of salvation, in wind force of scale 7 and above
3.5 Other cases
III/ Charges on mooring/unmooring:(including Canoe costs serving for the mooring/unmooring works)
- Mooring/unmooring at wharves/buoys of Saigon Port on Saigon river:
Table 5Unit: USD/each mooring or unmooring
TYPE OF SHIP / AT WHARF / AT BUOYUnder 500GT / 15 / 30
From 501 to 1,000 GT / 20 / 40
From 1,001 to 4,000 GT / 35 / 90
From 4,001 to 10,000 GT / 50 / 120
From 10,001 to 15,000 GT / 60 / 150
From 15,001 to 20,000 GT / 80 / 170
From 20,001 GT to above / 100 / 200
- Mooring/unmooring at the areas of Thieng Lieng and Soai Rap river
2.1 At buoy group of Saigon Port on Soai Rap river, Thieng Lieng area: agreed charges but not less than the rates inTable 5.
- Other cases:
3.1 In case Canoes has already come to the point of mooring/unmooring under the requirement of agents
but ships does not come or come late or change the time as the pilot’s requirement, the rates shall be
charged equal to 50% of the ratesinTable 5.
3.2 Charges on mooring/unmooring for ships berthing alongside another ship shall be
equal to the rates for ships berthing at wharf.
IV/ CHARGES ON OPENING/CLOSING HATCH: charged as requirement
- Using ship’s derricks/shore cranes:
Table 6Unit: USD/time of closing or opening
Type of Ship / Closing or opening hatch covers and putting it on ship’s deck / Closing or opening hatch covers and putting it on shoreFrom 5,000 GT to under / 9,20 / 12,00
From 5,001 GT to 10,000GT / 12,00 / 18,00
From 10,001 GT to above / 21,00 / 35,50
- In case of using floating cranes:agreed rates.
- For ships with double decks (TWEEN DECK): increase150% of the rates inTable 6
V/ CHARGES ON FRESH WATER SUPPLY AND DUMPING SERVICES
The services provide for ships berthing at the area of Saigon Port. Service charges shall be calculated base on the Order confirmed by ship’s representatives or agents.
Table 7
SERVICES / UNIT PRICE1. Charges for providing fresh water required by ships
- By water pipelines from wharf / 2,80 USD/m3
- By waterway transport means / 3,50 USD/m3
2. Electricity price / 0,50 USD/Kwh
3. Dumping rubbish at wharf/buoy, once every 2 days, charges for the first dumping service shall be done upon ship arrival at berths/wharves at the following rates:
AT WHARF:
-Ship under 200GT
-Ship from 200 GT to 15.000 GT
-Ship from 15.001 GT to above / 12,50 USD/time
25,00 USD/time
30,00 USD/time
AT BUOY:
-Ship under 200 GT
-Ship from 200 GT to 15.000 GT
-Ship from 15.001 GT to above / 20,00 USD/time
40,00 USD/time
50,00 USD/time
4. Dumping services for passenger ships, military and training vessels
-At wharf
-Minimum rate for one time of dumping of garbage
-Minimum rate for yacht, cruise ship
-Maximum rate for one time of dumping of garbage / 0,70 USD/person
100,00 USD/time-ship
50,00 USD/time-ship
500,00 USD/time-ship
5. Dumping hazardous rubbish
-Under 250 Kg
-From 251 kg to 500 kg
-From 501 kg to 1,200 kg
-From 251 kg to 500 kg / 500 USD/time
800 USD/time
1,500 USD/time
2,000 USD/time
6. Dumping rubbish at buoy, pool, bay (or at wharf but have to use waterway facilities for dumping rubbish): / 130% of the rates for dumping garbage at wharf.
VI/ CHARGES ON CONTAINER USING FOR SAFE BARRIER
-Container 20’: 88 USD/cont/the first two days
From the third day: 22 USD/cont/day
-Container 40’:132 USD/cont/the first two days
From the third day: 44 USD/cont/day
VII/ CHARGES ON OTHER SERVICES
- Anchoring at wharf:
-Length (LOA) < 50m 550 USD/day
-Length (LOA) from 50m to > 100m 880 USD/day
-Length (LOA) > 100m agreed rate
Applied for vessels anchoring at berth without discharge cargo, no passengers passing terminal, yacht including crews and passengers.
- In case as required by the shipowner, Saigon Port and shipowner shall come to agreement prices for the following services:
-Cleaning cargo holds. Sweeping, washing ships’ deck
-Lashing cargoes
-Other services not mentioned above
PART C
HANDLING SERVICES CHARGES
I/. CHARGES ON HANDLING CARGOES: ( Except Container )
- Cargo group:
Table 8
CARGO GROUP / TYPE OF CARGOGroup 1: / Cargoes in bulk (breakbulk cargoes): All kinds of ore, cement, clinker, gypsum, sulphur, fertilizer, food, salt, sugar in bulk, woodchips, stone powder, soil, sand, coal in bulk...
Group 2: / Cargoes in bags (except cargoes mentioned in Group 5).
Group 3: / All kinds of metal in bundles, packages: construction steel, steel billets, bar metals, cast iron, steel sheet, rolling steel with weight < 27 ton.
Water pipes with Ø < 300 mm, bar mentals in bulk, other finished metal products...
Group 4: / Machinery, equipments, cargoes in packages, cases, pallet such as: firebrick, wood-pulp, rubber, bale of cotton and paper... cargoes in tanks, drums, cans such as: fuel, oil, grease, paint, asphalt, calcium carbide, insecticide, rotten resistance drugs, chemicals...
Plywood, round wood, sawn timber, knucklewood, bamboos... packed in bundles/packages (except factors mentioned in Group 6). Water pipes from Ø300 to Ø500 mm.
Group 5: / - All kinds of assorted cargoes, sundry goods, flooring woods, wooden materials, handicrafts, all kinds of rubber... (except rubber packed in pallet), food and industrial cargoes in all kinds of packing, cases, or without packing, polyethylene, white candle in bag, except uncommon cargoes as specify detailed such as: household effects, sport appliances, stationary, paper roll, garments, textiles, fibre, paper-cover, soap, cigarettes, cannedfoodstuffs…
- Products made of enameled tile, terra-cotta, ceramic, glass, plastic, polyethylene, briquette...
- All kinds of Oriental/Western medicine, live animals, fresh fruits, flowers and vegetables, honey, plants…
Group 6: / - Bulky/heavy cargoes bared or packed such as: conveyor belts, girders, boilers, turbines, housing frames, and cargoes with one of these factors: weight of above 20Mt to 30MT, or length of above 12 M to 15 M; width of above 2,5 M to 3,5 M; height of above 2,5M to 3,5 M. Waterpipes with Ø >500mm.
- Cargoes of high values such as: ginseng, deer antlers, foreign wines, beer, cigarettes, swallow-nests…
- Crystals, sophisticated devices: Television, electronic machinery, projectors, communication equipment, medical machinery/instruments.
Group 7: / Means of transportation (under 30 MT)
Other cases / Other kinds of cargoes not mentioned above are based on quality, packaging, handling rate to insert into equivalent group.
2. Charges on cargo unloading/loading:(Using ship’s derricks)
2.1 Charges based on cargo handling mode:
Table 9 Unit: USD/ton
(or vice versa) / WAREHOUSE/YARD-> TRUCK
(or vice versa)
1 / all kinds breakbulk cargoes / 1,26 / 1,00
2 / all kinds of cargoes in bag / 2,20 / 1,40
3 / Steel / 2,20 / 1,50
4 / Machinery / 2,50 / 1,60
5 / Assorted cargoes / 2,80 / 1,90
6 / Bulky/Heavy cargoes / 3,20 / 2,20
(* Details of cargo group at Table 8)
+ Cargo handling from Ship to Warehouse/Yard -> Truck (or vice versa): the rate shall be charged by the total of cargo handling modes and real arising of cargo (rate of each mode quoted in thecorresponding tables).
2.2 Cases for extra charges:
Table10
10% / - Cargo handling at buoys; cargoes directly deliver to ship’s alongside.
- Sweep, collect bulk cargo on barge (calculated by the total of cargo swept)
15% / Shape steel, construction steel, bar steel, steel sheet, with length from 6m to under 12m.
20% / For cargoes in bags such as: fertilizer, palm bran, coconut bran,cabbage grain bran, gypsum, chemical, light powder, heavy powder, talcum, stone powder, lime, soda ash…
30% / For dirty, dusty and smelly cargoes: coal, ore, dried shrimp, salted fish, fish sauce, animals bones, dried fish, fresh rubber, soda ash in bulk, clinker…
Cargo in bag with weight over 80kg/bag
50% / Cargo handling at Thieng Lieng area
Abestos, tapioca chips in bag, cement , insecticide, cautis soda, sulfur, cargoes in the nature of acid, gas, inflammable such as: petrol, oil, acohol, ammoniac…; cargoes in difficult handling such as: clay …
For cargo being stuffed or unstuffed in container
Unloading or loading frozen cargoes (from 15OC to 0OC).
80% /
For cargo in big bags having to be cut for pouring, not distinguish the kinds of cargo
100% / For cargoes from ship rescued or cargoes not-in-order stowed and mass damaged, flammable chemicals such as: Nitrates, Nitrocompound, Alkalies, Methane, Magnesium, Nitro cellulose and products derived from these substances.
For cargoes pressed, blocked... having to break for unloading or loading: increase the rate to the actual volume of cargo breaking.
Unloading or loading frozen cargoes under 0OC
Agreed rates / - Cargo being shaken (Cargo handling not in-order…), cargo with low productivity, other special cargoes in difficult handling …
- Cast-iron ingots in bulk, stone piece, stone block.
- Cases having unusual handling method, other cases not mentioned above
2.3Cases for other charges:
- Arrange cargo in bag (any kinds of cargoes) 10 USD/ton
- In case of cargoes handled by shipper’s workers and equipments agreed by the Port: 50% of the
rates shall be charged
- For cargoes handling, shifting:
+ In the same ship’s hold : 50% of the rate Ship -> truck/barge
+ From one hold to other hold in the same ship : 70% of the rate Ship->truck/barge
+ Passing through wharf : 150% of the rate Ship-> truck /barge
- Material arising during the time of handling, according to market price.
- For cargoes handling packed in big bags, Jumbo bags, pallet bags: decrease 30% of the rates in
group 2-table 9.