SECTION E: RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO GENERAL CARGO AND PASSENGERS
E00 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF WHARFAGE
Wharfage is the liability of the owner of the cargo, however, the Port Authority will bill and collect wharfage charges first from the terminal operator, secondly from the stevedore or thirdly from any other party who by acts or appearance give evidence to the Port Authority as representative of the owner, shipper or receiver of the cargo. (See Note)
All cargo delivered to point of rest on TPA property or placed in transit sheds, storage areas, shipside or on the apron, shall be considered to have earned wharfage when so placed. Wharfage will be collected on such cargo whether or not it is eventually loaded aboard a vessel. The owner of the cargo must report receipt of this freight when received and remitt charges to the Port Authority when invoiced at the end of each month. The Port may assess a charge of 150% of the cargo wharfage for non-disclosure of any cargo movement by Port users
NOTE:
(a) Where containers or Ro‑Ro trailers are neither stuffed nor unstuffed on terminal, wharfage charges on containerized or Ro‑Ro cargo are for the account of the vessel. (See Item D10)
(b) Where containers or Ro‑Ro trailers are stuffed or unstuffed on terminal, wharfage charges on containerized or Ro‑Ro cargo are for the account of the cargo, except when containers or Ro‑Ro trailers are stuffed or unstuffed for vessels or their agents' convenience, charges will be for the account of the vessel. (See Item D10)
Passenger wharfage charges as published in item E15 will be assessed against the vessel. (See Item D10)