Port Services Fees and Charges 3rd edition
Para. 1.10Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Saudi Ports Authority — Mawani (mawani.gov.sa)
Bypassing and Gate handling charges for containers, whether exported
loaded or empty, or imported empty:
Item
No.
Description
Rate in riyals Unit
20 feet or less
per unit
Longer than 20 feet to 40 feet 120
per unit
Longer than 40 feet
per unit
Note:
Bypassing and gate handling charges for containers include inspection and
handling to and from trailers and trucks within port yards.
The services covered by ship-to-dock loading and unloading charges indicated
in (1) above, except for (1.2), (1.5.2), (1.5.3), and (1.5.4), the charges of which
shall be collected for facilitations provided by the port, shall be as follows:
A. Covered Services:
- Tying containers and ro-ro cargo and untying them on board the ship if they
are tied with standard ties.
- Opening and closing ship holds without prejudice to (2.1).
- Providing workers.
- Providing auxiliary tools for handling cargo (such as pallets, ropes, and
metal-lifting wires).
- Providing towing heads and forklifts for ro-ro operations.
- Providing specialized cranes for handling containers on container ships.
- Providing handling equipment for bulk cargo on bulk cargo ships.
- Counting cargo and preparing reports on the findings thereof.
- Additional working hours.
- Supervising handling operations on ships and berth.
- Using port barges.
Charges shall be collected regardless of whether all or part of the
abovementioned services are provided.
B. Services Not Covered
- Any other equipment not covered by the services stated above.
- Handling cargo damaged due to marine accidents. Charges shall be
collected according to the non-maritime additional services stated in (2.8).
- Lost time for which the ship or the agent is responsible. Charges shall be
collected according to (2.6).
- Re-stowage of cargo that belong to other ports on ships. Charges shall be
collected according to (2.7).
Additional Services:
2.1 Using additional equipment to lift the covers of ship holds at the container
station shall be charged 300 Rate in riyals per cover/movement.
2.2 Any additional movement of a container, flatbed, or trailer within the
boundaries of the port, upon the request of the shipowner or agent, shall
be charged 60 Rate in riyals per movement/unit.
2.3 Any container, the handling of which requires additional holders, shall be
charged an additional fee of 300 Rate in riyals per unit, whether imported
or exported.
2.4 Connecting a refrigerated container or trailer to an electric current, operating
or supplying it with fuel, and monitoring its temperature shall be charged
200 Rate in riyals for any period during the first three days following the day
of unloading.
2.5 Discharging, sorting, and stacking the contents of a LCL container or trailer
shall be charged as follows:
Item No.
Description
Rate in riyals Unit
20 feet or less
per unit
Longer than 20 feet to 40 feet 1700
per unit
Longer than 40 feet
per unit
2.6 Lost time falling under the responsibility of the ship or its agent shall be
charged as follows:
Item No.
Description
Rate in riyals Unit
Container
ships
that
are
unloaded by special container
cranes
per
crane
per
hour
or
part
thereof
Ro-Ro and passenger ships
per
crane
per
hour
or
part
thereof
General cargo ships and
others
per each group
of workers per
hour
or
part
thereof
2.7 Re-stowage of cargo that belong to other ports on the ship shall be charged
the usual handling charges (transshipment).
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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