Towage (Tariff of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

L.N. 108 of 2023

PORTS AND SHIPPING ACT

(CAP. 352)

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT

(CAP. 499)

Towage (Tariff of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 27 of the Ports

and Shipping Act and article 43 of the Authority for Transport in Malta

Act, the Minister responsible for transport, after consultation with the

Authority for Transport in Malta, has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Towage (Tariff of

commencement.

Rates) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 and these regulations shall be

read and construed as one with the Towage (Tariff of Rates)

Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

These regulations shall come into force on 1 st June 2023.

(2)

The Schedule to the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a) the rates stipulated immediately before the notes

thereof shall be substituted by the following new rates

"Rates per tug per hour or part thereof

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Normal rates

Rates applicable

(vide note 2)

between 6 p.m. of

one day and 6 a.m.

of the next

following day and

at any time on

Saturdays,

Sundays and

public holidays

(vide note 3)

€

€

For vessels up to 3,000

gross tons (gt)

For vessels of gross tons

(gt) between

3,001 and 6,000

6,001 and 10,000

10,001 and 13,000

13,001 and 16,000

1,015

16,001 and 20,000

1,235

20,001 and 24,000

1,435

24,001 and 35,000

1,120

1,630

35,001 and 45,000

1,215

1,785

45,001 and 60,000

1,335

1,965

60,001 and 80,000

1,480

2,195

80,001 and 100,000

1,630

2,415

100,001 and 150,000

1,755

2,585

150,001 and 200,000

1,920

2,835

For vessels exceeding

2,085

3,090".

200,000 gross tons (gt)

(b) the proviso to note (2) thereof shall be substituted by

the following new proviso

"Provided that when additional tugs are

required over and above the tugs continuously manned in

the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta or Port of Marsaxlokk,

Malta respectively, the charges for the additional tugs

required shall be computed at the rates in Column 3 or the

charges computed at the rates in Column 2 increased by

€385 per tug, whichever rate is the greater.";

(c) note (3) thereof shall be substituted by the following

new note

"(3) For services given between 6 p.m. of one day

and 6 p.m. of the next following day or at any time on a

Saturday, Sunday or another public holiday, either the

charges computed at the rates under Column 3 or the

charges computed at the rates under Column 2 increased by

€755 per tug shall apply, whichever rate is the greater.";

(d) the first paragraph and the first proviso to note (6)

thereof shall be substituted by the following

"(6) The rates payable for the assistance of disabled

vessels shall be increased by fifty per cent, subject to a

minimum of €1,500 per tug for vessels up to 3,000 gross

tons (gt) and subject to a minimum of €2,520 per tug for

vessels exceeding 3,000 gross tons (gt)

Provided that this additional charge shall not

apply to non self-propelled barges and other vessels, both

under forty-five (45) metres in length."; and

(e) note (7) thereof shall be substituted by the following

new note

"(7) Without prejudice to the provisions of

regulation 4, when an additional tug is ordered for service

over and above the tugs continuously manned in the Grand

Harbour, Valletta, Malta or Port of Marsaxlokk, Malta

respectively, at any time, without being given prior notice

of at least four (4) hours, an additional charge of €500 per

tug shall be charged.".

€0.27