Decision 1111
Agency Fees Applicable On Vessels For
Transit Cargoes
Tariff of agency fees and commissions to be collected by the Shipping
Agencies Company from vessels Calling Syrian ports and terminals
carrying transiting cargoes ( final destination outside the Syrian
territory ) according to the Decision No. 1111 issued on 21/6/1998 by
the Ministry of Transport effective 19 October 1988.
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Article 1 – Agency Fees
Article 2 – Supplements to the tariff of agency fees
Article 3 – Commission on vessel's freights
Article 4 – Collection commission on freight payable at destination
Article 5 – container fees
Article 6 – Supervision and control fees on barges or lash vessels
Article 7 – Cargo handling charges
Article 8 – Hire of loading/discharging equipments
Article 9 – Tally wages
Article 10 – cargo shifting an transshipment operations
Article 11 – Shipping fees
Article 12 – Various commissions and charges
Article 13 – Different commission and miscellaneous
Article 14 – Lawsuits and compromise settlements
Article 15 – Freight Manifests
Article 16 – Interests
Article 17
Article 18
Article 19 – Commission on services rendered to the goods
Article 1 – Agency Fees
For services rendered to vessels, the fees shall be fixed as follows:
Cargo Vessels
1. Ships
Ships are vessels intended for the carriage of cargo of various types and methods of
loading and handling including container, passenger and Ro/Ro vessels . These ships
shall pay the following fees:
Vessel's GRT
101
2001
4001
6001
8001
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2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
USD
195.00
385.00
505.00
615.00
735.00
Vessels who's GRT exceeds 10000.00 an amount of USD 30.00 shall be additionally
collected per every 1000.00 GRT or fraction thereof.
The fee fixed above shall be reduced by 50% for vessels registered in the Syrian Arab
Republic.
2-Tankers (oil and derivatives)
Such tankers shall be subject to pay the following fees:
Vessel's GRT
USD
Not exceeding 10000
385.00
Vessels whose GRT is exceeds 10000, an amount of USD 20.00 shall be additionally
collected per every 1000 GRT or fraction thereof.
Article 2 – Supplements to the tariff of agency fees
A. Any vessels or tanker calling at or sailing from Syrian ports and terminals
during the weekly holidays, official holidays or between 1800 hours of an
ordinary day and 0700 of the next day, shall be subject to pay an additional fee
amounting to USD 10.00
B. Any vessel or tanker in port or terminal awaiting her berth shall be subject to
pay USD 20.00 per day thereof.
Article 3 – Commission on vessel's freights
By freight we mean the basic freight plus all supplements, surcharges and other
increases whatsoever.
A- Commission on vessel's freights
Such commission shall be collected on cargo carried by vessels intended for the
carriage of cargo, or passengers, or containers, with the exemption of tankers and
Ro/Ro vessels as follows:
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3.75 % of outward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
2.25 % of outward freight of cargo booked by Ship-owners or others.
3 % of inward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
1.50 % of inward freight of cargo booked by Ship-owners or others.
B- Commission on Ro/Ro vessels
To be collected on cargo carried by Ro/Ro vessels, as follows:
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USD 2.00 per every loaded truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.
USD 2.00 per every empty truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.
If such vessels are carrying cargo other than trucks, said cargo shall be subject to the
commission fixed under paragraph A above.
Article 4 – Collection commission on freight payable at destination
Such commission shall be collected on inward freight payable at Syrian ports at the
rate of 1% of the amount of freight to be effectively collected and which includes the
freight together with all supplements, surcharges and other increases.
Article 5 – container fees
A. The Company shall collect fees for tracking the containers during the various
stages of transport and delivery as follows:
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USD 5.00 PER 20' container or mafi.
USD 8.00 per 40' container or rail wagon.
B. The Company shall collect a commission of 3.75 % on container demurrage
amount effectively collected by the Company for the account of shipping companies
or Ship-owners.
Article 6 – Supervision and control fees on barges or lash vessels
The Company shall collect against supervision and control barges of LASH vessels at
the port inside the break water an amount of USD 190.00 per one barge.
Article 7 – Cargo handling charges
In addition to cargo handling charges settled to the port companies, Shipping
Agencies Company (SHIPCO) shall collect, from Shipowners, per ton or fraction
thereof for every B/Lading covering any kind of cargo the amount of USD 0.25 in
case cargo is carried on Liner Terms, with the exception of inward cargo transported
on trucks/trailers and carried on Ro/Ro vessels.
Article 8 – Hire of loading/discharging equipments
In case loading /discharging equipment is supplied by Shipping Agencies Company,
the hire shall be collected from cargo owners or vessels as per terms of carriage at the
rate of USD 0.40 per ton or fraction thereof.
Article 9 – Tally wages
A. Shipping Agencies Company shall collect from Shipowners the amount of
USD 0.10 per ton or fraction thereof of inward or outward cargo, irrespective
of discharging or loading terms of carriage, with the exception of inward bulk
cargo and cargo loaded or discharged through silos or valuators, as well as
transit cargo in containers or in trucks carried on Ro/Ro vessels.
B. The wages mentioned in paragraph A will be reduced 50% for vessels
registered in the Syrian Arab republic.
Article 10 – cargo shifting an transshipment operations
A. If shifting of cargo is effected inside the same vessel's holds and in whatever
manner, SHIPCO shall collect, in addition to the ports company's dues, a
service fee of USD 0.20 per ton or fraction thereof.
B. If transshipment of cargo is effected from one vessel to another whatever the
method is, the Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect, in addition to the port
company's dues, a service fee fixed to USD 0.20 per ton or fraction thereof
from each vessel.
Article 11 – Shipping fees
The Company SHIPCO shall collect as shipping fee an amount of USD 27.00 for
every vessel or tanker calling at Syrian ports or terminals.
Article 12 – Various commissions and charges
The Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect from every ship or tanker calling at Syrian
ports or terminals the following charges and fees per call:
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A lump sum of USD 100.00 against mail, correspondence, local cables, fiscal
stamps, local phone calls and sundry expenses.
USD 35.00 hire of motor boat for transportation per every trip at the vessel's
requirement.
USD 10.00 hire of car per hour of fraction thereof for internal transport inside
town, at vessel's request.
Official cost of telex plus 20%.
Article 13 – Different commission and miscellaneous
A. All charges and dues incurred by the port companies on reshipped containers
are to be borne by the vessel unless the bills of lading provide otherwise.
B. Salvage fees: The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a commission of 3.75 %
of the salvage fees from the foreign party who benefited from the salvage fees
or from Shipowners if salvage has been effected by local sides.
C. General average: In case of collision or general average, the Company
(SHIPCO) shall collect a service fee of USD 100.00.
D. Hire of motor boats at oil terminals: The hire of service motor boats employed
at Syrian Oil Terminals shall be according to rates fixed or which shall be
fixed by the General Directorate of Ports. The company (SHIPCO) is entitled
to collect from owners of tankers the hire of two additional trips besides what
is due from the tanker in order to secure the documents to the tanker outer line,
and for facilitating tanker operations and expediting their entry to the line or
departure from it. And this is in addition to motor boat hire fixed in Article 12.
E. Different commission:
1- The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a commission of 7.5 % of the amount of
invoice covering services rendered to vessels: fresh water, provisions, ironing,
washing, cleaning holds, erection of bulkhead inside the vessel's holds, recovery of
ropes or packages from sea, survey report on vessels, certificates of classification and
what rendered by other parties.
2- The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect the following amounts for services stated
bellow:
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USD 10.00 for attendance or for departure of a crewmember; in case
the number exceeds is 3 crewmembers a minimum of USD 30.00 is to
be collected.
USD 10.00 for accompanying the patient to the physician and securing
the medicines without being hospitalized.
USD 10.00 for securing the requirements of the hospitalized patient
during hospitalization.
USD 182.00 for Company's supervising delivery or redelivery of a
vessel in time or voyage charter.
USD 20.00 for securing the renewal or extension of one vessel's
certificate.
Article 14 – Lawsuits and compromise settlements
A. The urgent pleas for survey and release of detained vessel:
SHIPCO collects, in addition to effective expenses and fees for each case, an amount
of USD 190.00. The said amount includes SHIPCO and lawyer's fees, the sundry and
administrative expenses; cost of translation.
To add to this amount:
1. Cost of power of attorney, in case it is made.
2. The effective cost of survey, if any.
3. Effective cost of telexes.
B. The sea protest:
SHIPCO collects SD 77.00 only for every sea protest. This amount includes the cost
of registration of this protest in the harbor master and the cost of its registration in
the first instance court.
To add this amount:
Cost of power of attorney , if any.
Other effective expenses, if any.
C. Compromise settlements:
1- Customs infringements:
SHIPCO collects for every customs infringement 1.50 % of the amount of
compromise settlement, provided it is not less than USD 20.00 and not more than
USD 750.00
2- Cargo claims:
SHIPCO collects for every compromise settlement 25% of the saved amount of the
claim provided it is not less than USD 4.00 and not more than USD 800.00
D- Other lawsuits:
SHIPCO collects for every lawsuit, the following amount:
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Cost of power of attorney.
Effective cost of survey if any.
Effective cost of telexes.
Judicial dues paid to the court or the directorate of finance.
Expenses of appeal and re-appeal paid to the courts.
The fees for the lawyer, the share of advocate funds as well as SHIPCO, on
every lawsuit, are as follows:
Claimed amount Advance fees of
Balance of
USD
claimed amount saved amount
UP TO 63361.00
6%
6%
6361.00 –
5.25 %
6%
12723.00
12724.00 –
4.50 %
6%
25446.00
25665.00 AND
3.75 %
6%
OVER
Provided the following:
Minimum
380.00
665.00
1150.00
A. The advance fees should not exceed USD 3818.00
B. The balance fees should not exceed USD 4772.00
Article 15 – Freight Manifests
In case no freight manifest or charter parties are received for the calculation of
respective commissions, freight rates and supplements to be reckoned according to
rate as fixed by the international conferences in case cargo is in liner terms, otherwise
they are taken by analogy to the current rates applied in the date of shipment,
provided the rates of freight be fixed every three months by a committee composing
representatives from SHIPCO, SYRIAMAR and SYRNAV.
Article 16 – Interests
The company ( SHIPCO) shall collect interest at the rate of 9% per annum for
amounts not settled after the passage of one month from the date of its claim.
Article 17
The Shipping Agencies Company shall collect one of the two remunerations
mentioned in Article 1 or Article 3 whichever is higher, irrespective of the conditions
of loading and discharging. Tankers shall remain subject to payment of agency fees as
fixed according to their respective GRT.
Article 18
All services not mentioned in the present tariff shall be collected on basis of regular
invoices and Shipping Agencies Company shall collect thereof a commission at the
rate of 20% as maximum fixed as per a decision issued by the Minister of Transport
according to the suggestion of the Administrative Committee of the Company.
Article 19 – Commission on services rendered to the goods
To be collected from the cargo receivers against issue and deliver to them the
Delivery Order the following charges and fees:
CARS ON RO/RO VESSELS
CARS ON ORDINARY VESSELS
BULK CARGO
BAGGED CARGOES
CONTAINERS
GENERAL CARGO
WOOD, METAL WIRE
USD 2.70 PER TON
USD 2.70 PER TON
USD 0.30 PER TON
USD 2.00 PER TON
USD 2.00 PER TON
USD 2.00 PER TON
USD 2.00 PER TON
R E M A R K : Above commission an fees were reduced by 25% ( twenty five per
cent ) as per Syrian Ministry of transport Decision No. 2420 dated 20/12/2000