S.I. No. 328/1991 - Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1991

1. In the case of any vessel the net register tonnage upon which tonnage rates shall be leviable by the Commissioners shall in no case be deemed for the purpose of rating to be less than the net tonnage, or less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of such vessel.

2. Where a ship (hereinafter referred to as the "mother vessel") constructed to carry lighters or other vessels (hereinafter referred to as "lighters") containing cargo enters the Port and ships, trans-ships or unships any lighters and their cargo and does not ship, trans-ship or unship any other cargo, the mother vessel shall be liable in respect of such entry to tonnage rates under reference number 3 in Part II of this Schedule, and such lighters as are unshipped or trans-shipped shall be liable in respect of such entry to tonnage rates under reference number 1 or reference number 2 (as the case may be) in Part II of this Schedule.

3. The Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order, 1990 (

S.I. No. 311 of 1990

) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of December, 1991.

JOHN P. WILSON,

Tánaiste and Minister for the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order authorises Cork Harbour Commissioners to charge goods, tonnage, service and plant rates at Cork harbour.

4. Where the tonnage rate specified at reference number 3 in Part II of this Schedule is chargeable in respect of a ship, the ship shall not become liable to be charged any other tonnage rate specified in that Schedule by reason only of its engaging in any of the following activities:—

(

a

) taking on board, or landing a licensed pilot belonging to another port; or

(

b

) landing any sick or injured person or persons or the remains of any deceased person or persons; or

(

c

) landing a stowaway or stowaways.

5. If a vessel ships in the Port any cargo for trans-shipment or unshipment at any port or place, other than a port or place in the State or in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland, or trans-ships or unships in the Port any cargo shipped at a port or place, other than a port or place in the State or in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland, the tonnage rate mentioned at reference number 2 of Part II of this Schedule shall be payable.

6. The rates payable for the entry of any passenger car ferry into the Port and the rates payable in respect of a passenger, a car, a tourist caravan, a tourist trailer, a tourist motor cycle or a tourist bicycle shipped, trans-shipped or unshipped on such passenger car ferry shall, in lieu of the rates, if any, chargeable elsewhere in this Schedule, be the rates set out in Part III of this Schedule where:—

(

a

) the passenger car ferry operates between the Port and any port outside the State, and

(

b

) the owner or master elects (before or within six months of the arrival of the said passenger car ferry) to pay the rate set out in the said Part III instead of the rate chargeable elsewhere in the Schedule.

7. The rates payable for goods vehicles laden or partly laden (whether goods are carried in a container or otherwise) shall be calculated as follows:—

(

a

) in the case of a goods trailer, the rate payable shall be the appropriate rate payable for a laden or partly laden container of the same length as the goods trailer.

(

b

) in the case of a goods motor vehicle (including an articulated vehicle), the rate payable shall be the appropriate rate payable for a laden or partly laden container the length of which is 3.05m less than that of the goods motor vehicle.

8. Plying Rates chargeable under Reference 8 of Part II

Separate commercial arrangements can be made for special situations in respect of vessels plying in the Harbour.

PART V

OTHER MAXIMUM RATES

Service and Plant

Service and Plant

Charges for use of Plant (Exclusive of Labour)

Rowing Boat or punt

Per Day or Part of Day

Gridiron

£6.50

£28.50

If shifting of other vessels is involved the additional labour charges will also be invoiced

Dredger 'Ringacoltig'

Per Hour or Part of Hour

£200.00

Attendance at Transit Shed, and providing attendance generally

Appropriate Labour Charge

Motor Tug Shandon

Vessels under 5000 NRT*

Vessels 5000 NRT* or over

Ordinary Time per hour

£212

£252

Overtime, Mon- Fri

+20%

+20%

Saturday or Sunday

+30%

+30%

Minimum hiring

1.5 hours

2 hours

*N.R.T's as defined in Part IV, Ref. 1 of this Schedule

Sundry Charges

Weighbridge (other than Ferry operations)

15p per tonne (+50% in Overtime) Minimum charge for Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday work: £57.50.

Weighbridge (Ferry operations)

15p per tonne plus appropriate labour charge.

Water (Ringaskiddy) Ferries

41p per tonne or part thereof (£1.85 per 1000 gallons or part thereof).

Other Vessels

£1.85 per tonne, + 50% in Overtime. (Minimum Charge £52).

Ringaskiddy Cranes and

80 pence per tonne

Hoppers

Machinery Lifts

Ordinary Time: £13.10 per lift.

Overtime: £15.60 per lift.

Special lifts on request.

CONTAINER CHARGES

Plant

Charges for use of Plant

Inclusive Rate

Per Container

From Ship, ex-terminal, or vice versa (Imports and Exports)

Units not> 6.1m

Ordinary Time

£18.10

Overtime

£21.70

Units> 6.1m

Ordinary Time

£19.90

Overtime

£24.00

Lorry/Trailer hire extra.

Other Handling

Ordinary Time

£9.00

To/From Transport (Vessel loaded or discharged by Ship's gear)

Overtime

£12.60

To/From Inland Transport (no vessel involved)

Ordinary Time

£7.20

Overtime

£8.65

Restows and Hatch Covers (per lift)

Ordinary Time

£13.20

Overtime

£15.75

STORAGE CHARGES

Quay Charges

Free Period: Tivoli Quays — 1 hour

Other Quays — 5 days

Further Days per TEU (per working day or part of a day)

6 days @ 25p per day

6 days @ 50p per day

Afterwards £1 per day

Backstorage

Free Period: 2 weeks from completion of discharge.

Area Charges

Further weeks per TEU (per week or part of a week

1st week @ £3

Afterwards £6 per week

Empty Containers

Empty Flats

Quay charges and backstorage Area charges as above, after a free period of 3 weeks in total.

Reefer Points

£12.60 per day or part

Heater Points

£18.80 per day or part

STORAGE OF OTHER GOODS

Quay Charges

Free Period: Tivoli Quays — 1 hour

Other Quays —1 week

.

Further Days (per day or part of a day)

First week @ 4p per sq.m. per day

Next week @ 8p per sq.m. per day

Extra days @ 16p per sq.m. per day

Bye Law 10 Charges

Per week or part of a week

( a ) During the 1st week from the expiration of the notice aforesaid the sum of £2 per sq. metre.

(Failure to remove goods from unauthorised storage)

( b ) Thereafter until removed the sum of £10 per sq. metre per week or part.

Backstorage Area Charges

Free Period: 1 week from completion of discharge.

Further weeks (per week or part of a week)

1st week @ 20p per sq. metre

Afterwards 40p per sq. metre per week

Storage of Cars

Free Period: 1 week

Further weeks (per week or part of week)

Per Car 70p

Transit Shed Charges

Free Period: Three days

Afterwards: per week or part of a week

1st. week: 65p per sq. metre

2nd week: 65p per sq. metre

Further weeks; 130p per sq. metre,

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.

In the above list of charges, the word "day" means working day.

2.

The charges listed are exclusive of labour, except for the Container Crane, Rubber Tyred Gantries, Tug "Shandon" and Ringaskiddy cranes.

3.

Where labour is directly involved in the use (hire) of the Plant, the wages paid plus administration charges at the appropriate rate will be charged extra.

4.

Cancellation Charges (Tug "Shandon"): Appropriate Labour Charge.

S.I. No. 328 of 1991.

HARBOUR RATES (CORK PORT AND HARBOUR) ORDER, 1991

I, JOHN P. WILSON, Tánaiste and Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 104

of the

Harbours Act, 1946

(No. 9 of 1946), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 (

S.I. No. 91 of 1987

), and after due compliance with section 106 of that Act, hereby order as follows