Port Everglades
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♦ More than 20 shipping lines and 20 cruise lines
♦ 32 deepwater berths
♦ Straightest, deepest port in the Southeast US
♦ Competitive tariff rates
 
Port Everglades

Tariff Number 12 Rules and Regulations

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This document is electronically filed with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission.  The official Tariff filing is that contained in the FMC-ATFI system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section One-General Information
Section Two-Waterways and Berths-Rules & Regulations
Section Three-Dockage-Rules & Rates
Section Four-Facilities-Rules & Regulations
Section Five-Wharfage-Rules & Rates
Section Six-Free Time, Storage, and Demurrage(Rules & Rates)
Section Seven-Container Gantry Cranes
Section Eight-Franchises, Business Permits, and Insurance–Rules & Fees
Section Nine-Finance, Billing and Waiver of Charges-Rules & Regulations
Section Ten-Security, Safety, Damage, And Environmental (Rules, Regulations, & Fees)
Section Eleven-Miscellaneous Rates and Fees
Section Twelve-Definitions
  

Effective: October 1, 2006

SECTION ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
  100 Location
  105 Governance and Administration  
  110 Consent to Terms of Tariff  
  115 Application and Interpretation of Tariff
  120 Communications (Phone and Fax)  
  125 Communications (Radio)  
  130 Piloting Services
  135 Tug and Towing Services
  140 Stevedoring, Cargo Handling, and Security Services
  145 Foreign Trade Zone
  150 United States Coast Guard
  155 Potable Water
  160 Truck Scales
  165 Railroad
  170 Recognized Working Hours
  175 Holidays

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SECTION TWO WATERWAYS AND BERTHS – RULES & REGULATIONS
   200 Vessel Representation
   205 Access to Port Everglades
   210 Assignment of Berth
   215 Entrance Channel
   220 Turning Basins
   225 Dock Facilities
   230 Anchorage
   235 Anchoring Prohibited in Turning Basins and Channels
   240 Mooring
   245 Vessel Speed
   250 Collision and Allision
   255 Harbor Transit Reporting Requirements
   260 Change of Location of Vessels
   265 Crewing of Vessels
   270 Barges Entering or Leaving Port  
   275 Requirement of Vessels to Work Overtime

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SECTION THREE  DOCKAGE – RULES & RATES
   300 Basis of Dockage Charge
   305 Dockage Duration
   310 Dockage Grace Period
   315 Notice of Sailing Time
   320 Dockage Rates – Cargo Vessels   
   325 Dockage Rates – Cruise Ships   
   330 Dockage Rates – Lay-In Vessels  
   335 Dockage Rates – Yachts
   340 Dockage Rates – Intercoastal Container Barge   
   345 Dockage Rates – Cruise Ship Wet Docking
   350 Berth Usage For Tendering/Fleet Landing

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SECTION FOUR  FACILITIES – RULES & REGULATIONS
400 Disclaimers of All Implied Warranties and Exclusions of Liability
405 Indemnification of Broward County
410 General Restrictions and Limitations
415 Suspension of Operations
420 Unclaimed or Abandoned Cargo and Property
425 Illegal Loading and Discharging
430 Cleanliness of Premises
435 Removal of Empty Yacht/Boat Cradles
440 Obstruction of Facilities
445 Bunkering
450 Container and Cargo Staging
455 Storm Protection
460 Transit Sheds
465 Roll On/Roll Off Ramps
470 Cruise Ship Terminals
475 Location of Cargo
480 Dry Bulk Cargo
485 Backloading Petroleum

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SECTION FIVE  WHARFAGE – RULES & RATES
   500 Earned Wharfage
   505 Wharf Use Charge
   510 Non-Waterborne Cargo
   515 Wharfage and Container Crane Incentives for Qualifying Ocean Carriers
   520 Non-Waterborne Liquid Bulk Transfer
   525 Transshipment Cargo   
   530 Intercoastal Tug and Barge
   535 Wharfage Rates – Cargo
   540 Wharfage Rates – Cruise Passengers

SECTION SIX  FREE TIME, STORAGE, AND DEMURRAGE
    (RULES & RATES)
   600 Free Time Allowances
   605 Computation of Free Time
   610 Conditions Governing Storage of Cargo
   615 Free Time and Storage During Longshore Strikes
   620 Right to Terminate Storage
   625 Inside Transit Shed Storage Rates
   630 Open Ground Storage Rates
   635 Wharf Demurrage Rates

SECTION SEVEN  CONTAINER GANTRY CRANES
700 Container Gantry Cranes – Specifications
705 Container Gantry Cranes – Rules & Regulations
710 Container Gantry Cranes – Rental Rates

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SECTION EIGHT FRANCHISES, BUSINESS PERMITS, AND INSURANCE – RULES & FEES
   800 Franchises and Business Permits
   805 Insurance

SECTION NINE  FINANCE, BILLING AND WAIVER OF
    CHARGES – RULES & REGULATIONS
   900 Payment of Bills and Credit Terms  
   905 Treatment of Accounts in Delinquent Status
   910 Collection and Enforcement
   915 Cargo and Cruise Passenger Statements for Wharfage and Statements for Other Franchised Activities
   920 Cargo Statements for Storage   
   925 Responsibility for Cargo and Cargo Charges
   930 Sales and Use Taxes
   935 Cargo Storage and Demurrage Billing
   940 Waiver/Reduction of Dockage Charges   
   945 Waiver/Reduction of Parking Charges   
   950 Waiver of Charges for Declared Emergency
   955 Access to Records
   960 Posting of Financial Security

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SECTION TEN SECURITY, SAFETY, DAMAGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL (RULES, REGULATIONS, & FEES)
   1000 Booming of Vessels
   1003 Personnel on Docks   
   1006 Reporting of Hazardous Commodities
   1009 Damage to Facilities and Equipment   
   1012 Protection of Facilities and Waterways
   1015 Discharge of Pollutants
   1018 Pollutant Spill Cleanup
   1021 Discharge of Oily Waste From Vessels   
   1024 Certificates of Adequacy   
   1027 Explosives, Flammables, and Hazardous Materials
   1030 Vehicle Parking
   1033 Fumigation, Fogging, and Pest Control
   1036 Sanitary Waste Water Removal From Vessels   
   1039 Operation of Petroleum Bulk Pipelines
   1042 Cathodic Protection of Underground Pipelines
   1045 Operations of Asphalt Pipelines
   1048 Conditions Governing Identification, Retirement, and Removal of Asphalt and Petroleum Bulk Product Piping 
   1051 Liquid Petroleum Pipeline and Cargo Hose Testing  
   1054 Fire Fighting Agents   
   1057 Fire Protection Service Fee
   1060 Permit and Inspection Work–Fees   
   1063 Standby Fire Watch Service Fee   
   1066 Security Fees
   1069 Cruise Terminal Security

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SECTION ELEVEN  MISCELLANEOUS RATES AND FEES
   1100 Harbormaster Fees
   1105 Linehandler Fees
   1110 Labor and Equipment Fees   
   1115 Potable Water, Hose Rental, and Hook-Up Fees   
   1120 Overtime Charges For Use of Facilities   
   1125 Electric Service Fee   
   1130 Electricity For Refrigerated Containers
   1135 Parking Fees
   1140 Grid Yard Areas

SECTION TWELVE  DEFINITIONS
   1200 Definitions

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Symbols Used:
(A) ADDITION OF NEW ITEM
(C) CHANGE IN WORDING ONLY WITH NO EFFECT ON CHARGES
(D) DELETION OF EXISTING ITEM
(I) RATE INCREASE
(R) RATE REDUCTION

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