SECTION I |
1.1 | COMPOSITE PORT DUES FOR VESSELS IN PORT |
| (a) | Vessels belonging to the Government of Singapore are exempted from port dues. |
| (b) | Vessel loading or discharging cargo or embarking or disembarking passengers or other afloat activities other than taking ship's supplies, changing members of crew and taking bunkers: |
PER 100 GT |
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| Not exceeding 24 hours ................................................................... | $ 8.50 |
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| Exceeding 24 hours but not exceeding 48 hours ................................ | $ 9.00 |
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| Exceeding 48 hours but not exceeding 72 hours ................................ | $ 9.50 |
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| Exceeding 72 hours but not exceeding 96 hours ................................ | $ 10.00 |
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| Exceeding 96 hours but not exceeding 120 hours .............................. | $ 11.00 |
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| Per subsequent 24 hours or part thereof (subject to a maximum of 240 hours from the arrival) after which item (c) shall apply ........... | $ 3.00 |
| A 50% one time reduction in rates shall be granted under this item for the maiden voyage call of vessels of 75 GT or more. |
PER 100 GT PER PERIOD OF 24 HOURS |
| (c) | Vessels over-staying in port: |
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| Exceeding 240 hours but not exceeding 360 hours ............................ | $ 4.00 |
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| Exceeding 360 hours but not exceeding 480 hours ............................ | $ 4.50 |
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| Exceeding 480 hours but not exceeding 720 hours ............................ | $ 5.00 |
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| Exceeding 720 hours ............................... | a successive increase of $5 for |
| The above rates shall apply after the first 240 hours of stay excluding the period the vessels are moored at the shipyards. |
PER 100 GT |
| (d) | (i) | Vessel occupying an anchorage or berth for the purpose of bunkering, taking ship's supplies or changing members of crew, but without loading or discharging cargo: |
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| Not exceeding 24 hours ............................................................ | $ 1.80 |
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| Exceeding 24 hours but not exceeding 48 hours ......................... | $ 4.40 |
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| Exceeding 48 hours but not exceeding 72 hours ......................... | $ 6.60 |
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| Exceeding 72 hours but not exceeding 96 hours ......................... | $ 8.80 |
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| Exceeding 96 hours but not exceeding 120 hours ........................ | $ 11.00 |
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| Per subsequent 24 hours or part thereof (up to a maximum of 240 hours from the arrival) after which item (c) shall apply ................... | $ 3.00 |
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| Vessel of 20,000 GT and above taking bunkers at the special anchorage designated for bunkering shall pay a reduced rate of $1.00 per 100 GT or part thereof if vessel stays in port for 24 hours or less. If the stay exceeds 24 hours, item 1.1d(i) and 1.1(c) shall apply instead. |
PER 100 GT PER PERIOD OF 24 HOURS |
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| (ii) | Vessel at shipyard: |
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| Not exceeding 24 hours ................................................................ | $ 2.00 |
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| Exceeding 24 hours but not exceeding 168 hours ........................ | $ 0.50 |
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| Exceeding 168 hours but not exceeding 2,280 hours ................... | $ 0.25 |
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| Exceeding 2,280 hours ................................................................. | $ 0.50 |
| (e) | Salvage tugs and barges moored at specified anchorages and private yards shall pay concessionary port dues under item 1.1d(ii) above. |
PER 100 GT PER 12-MONTH PERIOD |
| (f) | Annual Dues |
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| (i) | Per vessel below 75 GT and per visiting yacht of all sizes ............. | $ 30.00 |
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| (ii) | Per vessel of 75 GT or more ....................................................... | $ 135.00 |
| Vessels of 75 GT or more which have paid annual dues and subsequently staying over 120 hours per call will have to pay additional charges of $3 per 100 GT or part thereof per 24 hours or part thereof up to a maximum of 240 hours. Thereafter, item 1.1(c) shall apply. This does not include the period when the vessel is at the shipyard. |
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If the owner or master of a vessel opts to pay annual dues for a period of twelve months, such owner or master of a vessel shall pay the port dues in advance, that is, prior to the arrival of the vessel or within 7 days of the vessel's arrival including the day of her arrival. All annual dues paid shall commence from the first of the month in which payment is made. No refund shall be made of any annual dues paid. |
| (g) | Where a vessel is arrested under the provision of any written law, the port dues payable are as follows: |
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| (i) | for the first 720 hours that the vessel is in the port | the rates applicable to the vessel under 1.1(b), (c ), (d), (e) and (f) as the case may be; and |
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| (ii) | for any period after the first period of 720 hours | $10 per 100GT or part thereof for each period of 24 hours or part thereof or the rate applicable to the vessel at the time of the arrest under 1.1(b), (c ), (d), (e) and (f) as the case may be, |
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| whichever rate is the higher. |
| Where a vessel under arrest is released from arrest, the port dues payable after the vessel is released from arrest shall be at the rates set out in 1.1 (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) as the case may be, as if it had never been under arrest. |
1.2 | CANCELLATION OR AMENDMENT OF AN APPLICATION FOR PORT CLEARANCE |
PER APPLICATION |
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| Application for Port Clearance .................................................... | Nil |
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| 1st Re-Application/Amendment .................................................. | $ 50.00 |
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| Each Subsequent Re-Application/Amendment ............................. | $ 100.00 |
1.3 | COMPOSITE PORT DUES FOR HARBOUR/PLEASURE CRAFT |
| Port dues payable for a harbour craft or a pleasure craft shall be paid annually in advance at the time the licence for the harbour craft or pleasure craft is issued or renewed. All issues or renewals of harbour/pleasure craft licences shall commence from the first of the month of such issues/renewals. No refund shall be made of any port dues paid except if the Authority is satisfied that a harbour craft or pleasure craft has been scrapped during the period for which port dues were paid under paragraph 1.3, in which event MPA shall refund the port dues paid in respect of all complete months of the unexpired period. |
| The owner, agent or master of a pleasure craft shall pay port dues at the following rates: |
PER 10 GT |
| (a) | Class I - For a pleasure craft that is not more than 5 metres in length and not mechanically propelled ........................................................ |
$ 5.00 |
| (b) | Class II - For a pleasure craft that is more than 5 metres in length and not mechanically propelled ......................................................... |
$ 19.00 |
| (c) | Class III - For a pleasure craft that is mechanically propelled and has a carrying capacity of not more than 12 passengers .......................... | $ 27.00 |
(d) | Class IV - For a pleasure craft that is mechanically propelled and has a carrying capacity of more than 12 passengers | ||
Per passenger seat...................................................................... | $ 60.00 | ||
Minimum charge ......................................................................... | $ 1200.00 |
| The owner, agent or master of a harbour craft shall pay port dues at the following rates: |
PER 10 GT |
| (e) | Class I - For a harbour craft that is used for carrying goods or not more than 12 passengers and not mechanically propelled ............... |
$ 19.00 |
| (f) | Class II - For a harbour craft that is used for carrying goods or not more than 12 passengers and mechanically propelled ................. |
$ 27.00 |
| (g) | Class III - For a harbour craft used for carrying more than 12 passengers : |
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| Per passenger seat ................................................................... | $ 60.00 |
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| Minimum charge ....................................................................... | $ 1200.00 |
| (h) | Class IV - For a harbour craft used for purposes other than those specified in items 1.3(e), (f) or (g) (including a harbour craft used as a tug, dredger, a floating crane or used for the purposes of salvage, engineering or reclamation works) .................................................. |
$ 100.00 |
| (i) | for a harbour craft used as a bunker barge or as a tanker …..... | $ 100.00 |
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| (i) | a charge of $20 per 10GT or part thereof shall be levied on any harbour craft (except a harbour craft used for land reclamation work in Singapore) operating as a sea-going vessel on every occasion the craft leaves the port limits; and |
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| (ii) | where a harbour craft used as a bunker barge or tanker is not more than 5 years old, a 50% rebate of the port dues payable is to be given if the owner, agent or master of the harbour craft complies with such conditions as the Authority may impose. |
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| In addition to the port dues payable under item 1.3(h), where a harbour craft used as a bunker tanker is more than 16 years old, the owner, agent or master of the harbour craft shall pay additional port dues at the rate of 15% of the port dues payable under item 1.3(h) per year or part thereof for each year or part thereof that the harbour craft exceeds 16 years of age. Composite port dues under paragraph 1.1 shall be chargeable upon the expiring of the craft's licence. In the event of craft being laid up on land, such dues shall be payable till the date the owner/agent informs MPA in writing of the laid-up status. |
