cir. nr. 14/09/1999...cire. no. 1933/2002/12 g-l 25.09.2002 consular fees (as amended by ministerial...

r Cir Nr 15029943 14091999

GESTION ET EXPLOITATION DU PORT DE BEYROUTH

1- Dues on vessels

1-1 Berthing and mooring dues

Article 1 Marine units berthing mooring inside or outside the docks shall be charged the following dues per linear meter and per day Of part thereotl day calculated at 24 hours actual berthing or mooring and based on following table Nr 1

Table Nr I - Dues on Vessels

Kind of Category I Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 vessels up to 75 Meter between 76 amp 125 M between 126 to 175M exceeding 175 M Period $meterlday Min $meterlday Min $meterday Min $meterday Min

dues dues dues _ dues 1-shy

1st - 5th day 325 4 15 250 400 600 750

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after 5th day 2 350 450 6

Mooring Iinside the 1 150 l50 250 2 350

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HARBOUR DUES

a Clearance Diles ( Official Journal No 50 of 161293 )

- For the first 1000 tons ( From 1 to 1000 NRT ) LPds 9000 per NRT ( with a minimum charge of Lebanese Pounds 4000000

- For the following 2000 tons ( From 1001 to 3000 NRT ) LPds per NRT

- For the balance ( From 300 I NRT and above) LPds 3000 per NRT

OVERTIYfE

Lebanese Pounds sectOOOOO per Ship

50 REBATE ON LEBANESE SHIPS

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( Free Translation)

Circ No 7829417

BARBOtJR DUES

b Lighthouse Dues (Official Journal No 50 of 161293)

- For the first 1000 tons L Pds lJ)OOQ per NRT (From I to 1000 NR T) (with a minimum charge ofLebanese PoUnds 5000000)

- For the following 2000 tons (From 1001 to 3000 NR T) LPds OOQ per NR T

- For the balance (From 3001 NRT and above) LPds 400(1 per NRT

OVERTIME

Lebanese Pounds 6100000 per ship


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Cire No 7829417

HARBOUR DUES

c Dues on Cargo Discharged ( Official Journal No 50 of 161293 )

- Lebanese Pounds 10000 per metric ton on all goods discharged inside the port even by pipes

- Lebanese Pounds 5000 per metric ton on all goods discharged outside the port even by pipes

- 30 REBATE ON LEBANESE SHIPS

- All Petroleum products and grain imported by the Lebanese Government are exempt from this tax

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Cire No 1933200212 G-l 25092002

CONSULAR FEES

(As amended by Ministerial Decree No 139114 dated August 261h 2002)

Article 1 No consular fees will be levied on vessels which are not carrying goods or passengers to Lebanon and which are forced by circumstances beyond their control to anchor in Lebanese Ports

Any vessel which has loaded goods from a port in which there is a Lebanese Consulate and does not have the manifest of the goods legalized by that consulate and any vessel which has loaded goods from amiddot Port in which there is no Lebanese Consulate and which failed to have the manifest legalized at the first Port of can at which there is a Lebanese Consulate will pay upon arrival at the first Lebanese Port double the designated fees on all manifests which are not legalized

The tax will be levied only once on any ship within an area covered by the same consulate even if it cans at more than one Port within the territory of that administration

If there is no Lebanese Consulate either at the Port of loading or at any Port of calion the vessels route the fees will be payable at the first Lebanese Port

Ports belonging to a single state and npt having Lebanese representation will be considered as a single Consular area with regard to levying of the fees

Legalization of manifests of vessels carrying goods to Lebanon will be charged according to the vessels gross registered tonnage as fonows

Less than SOO tons Lpds 22S00 SOl - 1600 tons LPds 45000

1601-10000 LPds 90000 Over 10000 LPds180000

- Authorization for a vessel to temporarily fly the Lebanese flag LPds300000 - Legalization ofcivilian passenger list of passengers caUing to Lebanon Lpds 15000 - Certificates and documents not mentioned above LPds 4S000

This Ministerial Decree is applicable as from September 1st 2002 I

This circular cancels and replaces circular No 78294117

No 2649200819 Dated 30102008

Decree N r 545

Definition of the dues and fees charged by the Pilot Station in Beirut Port Tripoli Port and the other Lebanese Ports

The President of the Republic By virtue of the Constitution By virtue of the Law published on lOth June 1948 particularly article 9 (concerning the organization of Pilot Station in Beirut Port)

20thBy virtue of the Law published on December 1951 particularly article 7 (concerning the organization of Pilot Station in Tripoli Port) By virtue of the decree no 7424 dated 23rd October 1995 (Definition of the dues and fees charged by the Pilot Station in the Ports of Beirut Tripoli and in other Ports) and its amendments By virtue of the proposal of the Minister of Public Works amp Transport and The Minister of Finance And after consulting the State Legal Council (decision no 222007-2008 dated 81l12007) decrees the following

Article 1 The Pilot Station in the Ports of Beirut Tripoli and the other Ports shall collect the fees and dues defined in this decree

1- (The dues herein expressed in American Dollars are payable in Lebanese Pounds during official working hours)

2- (These dues are applicable on every movement of mooring and unmooring for commercial governmental and war vessels based on the length of the vessel)

Article 2 Towage is compulsory in the Ports of Beirut and Tripoli for vessels which length is 80 meters and above while in the other Ports Towage is not compulsory and is carried out on request

Article 3 The Pilot Station must provide for the mooring and unmooring operations 2 pilot boats for every movement whether inside or outside normal working hours and on Sundays and Official Holidays I Piloting boat and another mooring boat with the necessary crew on board and on quay

Article 4 Every shifting inside or outside the port will be subject to the same dues as those applicable to mooring and unmooring subject that the Pilot Station provides 2 pilot boats for every shifting irrespective of the vessels length However these dues shall not be paid for shifting a vessel along the same quay when it is carried out by the vessels own crew and without the Pilot Station

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The Pilotage dues defined in this decree shall apply to vessels entering the port or sailing from it and to vessels mooring within the areas defined in article 10 of the law issued on 10061948 and in article 8 of the law issued on 20121951

Article 6 The Pilotage dues defined in article 9 of this decree shall apply to all types of tankers within the legally defined pilotage areas with an increase of 50 percent on the dues defined in item A of article 9 salle dues apply to those vessels when their pilotage is performed outside these areas The General Directorate of Land and Sea Transport- Harbor Masters Office shall collect the same amount on tankers carrying crude oil oil products and gas only if their pilotage is perfonned outside the legally defined pilotage areas

Article 7 The following vessels are exempt from pilotage dues

1- Foreign sail boats with NT not exceeding 50 tons 2- Lebanese motor vessels and coasters with NT not exceeding 100 tons 3- All types of tug-boats lighters and barges etc if dedicated for improving

maintaining and supervising the port and its entrance or owned by the Lighthouse Station

When a vessel from above categories I or 2 requests a pilot the dues applicable are those of vessels which its LOA do not exceed 80 m regardless of its loading capacity

Article 8 Towage The fees for towage per tugboat and per movement are as follows 1shy Tugboats with a capacity not exceeding 500 HP

ICategory I LOA IFees I A) Vessels up to 80m US$ 100

B) Vessels between 80m and I 10m USS 150 iC) Vessels between 110m and 140m US$ 200

D) Vessels between 140m and 180m US$ 250 E) Vessels between 180m and 220m US$ 300 F) Vessels between 220m and 280m US$ 350 G) Vessels exceeding 280m USS 400

-)- Tugboats WIth a capacIty exceed109 500HP and up to 1000 HP

Category LOA A) Vessels up to 80m B) Vessels between 80m and 110m C) Vessels between 110m and 140m D) I Vessels between 140m and 180m

E) Vessels between 180m and 220m I Vessels between 220m and 280m

Fees USS 150 USS 200 USS 250 USS 300 USS 350 USS 400fF)

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3 T b t h- ~I oa S Wit a capacity excee dmgl 000 lIP and up to 2000 lIP FeesCategory LOA US$ 250 A) Vessels up to 80m US$ 350 B) Vessels between 80m and 110m US$ 450 C) Vessels between 110m and 140m US$ 600 Vessels between 140m and 180m 0) US$ 700 E) Vessels between 180m and 220m US$ 800 F) Vessels between 220m and 280m

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US$ 900 Vesselsexceeding 280m 0)

4 T b h an up to j)- ug oats Wit a capacity excee d109 2000 lIP d I Category LOA Fees

A) Vessels up to 80m US$ 300 B) Vessels between 80m and 110m US$ 400 C) Vessels between 110m and 140m US$ 500 0) Vessels between 140m and 180m US$ 650 E) Vessels between 180m and 220m US$ 800 F) Vessels between 220m and 280m US$ 900 0) Vessels exceeding 280m US$ 1000

5- Tugboats with a capacity exceeding 3500 HP -

Category FeesLOA __ _- ~~~~-middot--~-----~----

A) Vessels up to 80m US$ 300 B) Vessels b~LW~11l 80m and 110111 US$ 400 C) ye~sels between 110m and 140m US$ 500

Vessels between 140m and 180m US$ 650 LD) Vessels between 180m and 220m US$ 1000 rE)

F) Vessels between 220m and 280m US$ 1300 Vessels exceeding 280m 0) US$ 1500

Outside normal working hours the same surcharge per category shall be payable as set in clause 2 of article 9 of this decree The towage fees indicated above shall be increased by 50 on Sundays and Official Holidays

Article 9 The Pilotao-e dues are defined as follows0

Category LOA Mooring Unmooring A) Vessels up to 80m US$ 100 US$ 100

I B) Vessels between 80m and 110m US$ 150 US$ ISO C) Vessels between 110m and 140m US$ 230 US$ 230 D) Vessels between 140m and 180m US$ 340 US$ 340 E) Vessels between 180m and 220m US$ 400 US$ 400 F) Vessels between 220m and 280m U~$ 440 US$ 440 0) Vessels exceeding 280m US$ 500 US$ 500

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2) Outside normal working hours for each operation the following surcharge shall be added to the dues defined in Lebanese

3) Official -vorking hours for the Pilot Station are from 0700 trs umil i500 hrs except fOf Sundays and Official Holidays

4) On Sundays and Official Holidays the dues defined In clause (I) above are increased by 50 (fifty percent)

5) Fixed dues US$ 45 for each movement of each pilot boat used for pilotage (day and night)

- US$ 60 for each movement of each pilot boat for mooring (day and night) - US$ 40 for each vessel requesting pilotage from a distance exceeding 500 meters

6) Waiting time for the pilot and his crew on board of a vessel outside normal working hours when the vessel is delayed beyond the sailing time specified in writing by the agent shall be charged at US$ 45 per hour or fraction of an hour provided that the pilot obtains a waiting certificate signed by the Master of t1e vessel and defining the period of waiting

Article 10 Receipts related to pilotage dues and other operations defined in this decree must be stamped and signed by the Harbor Master concemed who keeps a copy of it

Article 11 The value of US Dollar will be calculated according to the average rate of exchange of the Lebanese Pound published by the Bank of Lebanon on the date of which the pilotage and towage operation is carried out

Article 12 All regulations of this tariff shall apply to the Pilot Station at Beirut and Tripoli Port These dues and fees shall be increased by 20 percent due to the small traffic of vessels at the other Ports for pilotage and towage operations licensed by the Ministry of Transport with the exception of the areas legally defined as pertaining to the Pilot Station of Beirut and Tripoli Ports

Article 13 The Pilot Station must comply with the requests of the vessels or their agents to moor or unmoor vessels whether such operations are requested during day or night hours and must cooperate to this end with the Harbor Master concerned and provide all required boats and mater~ls

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Failing to do so will imply necessary actions towards the contravener who shall be held responsible for delays and failures Certified replacement Pilots will be therefore nominated to perfonn the job

Article 14 Lebanese vessels shall benefit from a 25 reduction on the dues defined in this decree

Article 15 Anyone who contravenes the regulations of this decree will De subject to appropriate legal and administrative sanctions

Article 16 All texts contradicting the regulations of this decree are canceled

Article 17 This decree is published and notified where necessary

Baabda 15 October 2008 Signed Michel Sieiman

Issued by the President ofThe Republic

President of the Council of Ministers Signed Fouad Sinyora

The Minister of Public Works amp Transport Signed Ghazi Aridi

The Minister of Finance Signed Mohammad Chatah

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PILOTAGE TARIFF (According to decision No 42001 issued by the Ministry of Public Works amp Transport on 17 September 2001)

- Treasury Revenues 10 (Ten) per Cent on Pilotage dues and Towage Fees are to be paid to Beirut Harbour Master

This decision is applicable as from 1102001

(free translation)

Cire No 7829417

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TARIFF OF AGENCY FEES AND CHARGES OF SH1PPING AGENTS IN THE PORT OF BEIRUT

This tariff is applicable as from April 2nd 1994 This tariff cancels and replaces the previous tariff namely Cire No 32987

I - FEES

illor Formalities and Services to the Ship - Cargo Ship~

Vessels up to 2000 GRT US$ shy 500 (Five Hundred US$) from 2001 to 4000 GRT US$ shy 750 (Seven Hundred amp Fifty US$) from 4001 to 6000 GRT US$ - 1000 (One Thousand US$) from 6001 to 8000 GRT US$ - 1250 (One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty US~ from 8001 to 10000 GRT US$ - 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred US$) above 10000 GRT US$ - 1800 (One Thousand Eight Hundred US$)

- Passenger S~lP~~

Vessels up to 3000 GRT US$ - 1000 (One Thousand US$) from 3001 to 8000 GRT US$ - 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred US$) above 8000 GRT US$ - 1800 (One Thousand Eight Hundred US$)

- Cruise Ships

The fees for passenger ships will be applied with a 20 (Twenty percent) reduction

- Tankers (operating at the oil terminals)

Vessels up to 10000 GRT US$ - 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred US$) above 10000 GRT US$ - 2500 (Two Thousand Five Hundred US$)

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- Car carriers

Vessels up to 10000 GRT US$ - 1000 (One Thousand USS) above 10000 GRT US$ - 1800 (One Thousand Eight Hundred US$)

- Grain Carriers (operating at silos)

Vessels up to 10000 GRT US$ - 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred) abc-ve 10000 GRT US$ 2500 (Tvo Thousnnmiddotl Five Hundred USS)

b) For Arrival or DepartLlre Outside Normal Working Hour~

For ships of all types arriving or sailing outside normal working hours (Sundays Official Holidays and on normal days before 0800 or after 1400 hours also on Friday after 1100 hours) the agent will charge an additional fee of US$ - 200- (Two Hundred US$)

c) For Ships Remaining in Port over 48 Hours For ships of all types staying in port for a period exceeding 48 hours the agent will charge for each period of 24 hours (or part thereof) after the elapse of 48 hours from the time of berthing an ~dditional fee as below - For vessels under 5000 GRT US$ - 100- (One Hundred US$) - For vessels over 5000 GRT US$ - 150- (One Hundred and Fifty US$)

d) During Congestion (in addition to above fees) - During periods of congestion for each vessel calling at Beirut Pilot Station for registration of turn only and then proceeding to another destination the agent will charge US$ - 150- (One Hundred and Fifty US$)

- When the vessel remains at roads or outside the port waiting its turn for berthing the agent will charge US$ - 50- (Fifty US$) per waiting day of 24 hours or part thereof

II - PROTECTING AGENT

In case of charter of a vessel the owners agent will act compulsorily as protecting agent should the charterer entrust the agency of the ship to his own agent

The protecting as well as the charterer agent will debit owners with their fees to be calculated in accordance with Para f of this tarrif

(free translation)

Circular No 8789515

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VI - Tariff of Varioui Expenses for Owners AccounL - Translation fee per vessel US$ - 2000 (Twenty US$) - Fiscal stamps per vessel LPds 175000- (One Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Lebanese Pounds) - Motor boat hire as per custom of Port - Car attendance

a) Per vessel inside port per day between 0600 and 1800 hours US$ - 6000 (Sixty US$) b) When operating after 1800 hours US$ - 9000 (Ninety US$)

- Miscellaneous US$ - 50000 (Five Hundred US$) per vessel - Expensees for correspondance telex fax telegrams trunk calls mai postage printing etc are for owners account - In case of Liner Terms discharging expenses tally clerks on board and ashore conveyors sewers carpenters watchmen overtime for the Lighterage Company Port Management Customs etc and generally all expenses relative to the discharging and storage of the goods which devolve upon the owners according to tarrifs of the port in force are for owners account - In case of Free Out tally watchmen and overtime for the Lighterage Company Port Management Customs etc are for owners account

VII - Application of this Tariff

All above conditions and amounts are the minimum to be collected by the agent However only when higher conditions and amounts to this Tariff are applied same should be subject to a previous agreement between owners and the agent

VIII - Amendment of this Tariff

The present Tariff may be amended by the Beirut International Chamber of Shipping when conditions of work in the Port or the cost of living undergo substantial changes

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HARBOUR DUES

a Clearance Diles ( Official Journal No 50 of 161293 )

- For the first 1000 tons ( From 1 to 1000 NRT ) LPds 9000 per NRT ( with a minimum charge of Lebanese Pounds 4000000

- For the following 2000 tons ( From 1001 to 3000 NRT ) LPds per NRT

- For the balance ( From 300 I NRT and above) LPds 3000 per NRT

OVERTIYfE

Lebanese Pounds sectOOOOO per Ship


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