PORT RATES _g S.L.352.02 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 352.02
PORT RATES REGULATIONS
6th June, 1969
LEGAL NOTICE 53 of 1969, as amended by Legal Notices 59 of 1969,
24 and 37 of 1970, 80 of 1971, 26 of 1972, 31 and 80 of 1973, 62 of 1974,
66 of 1975, 80 of 1976, 14 and 97 of 1978, 18 and 73 of 1980, 8, 86 and
131 of 1981, 9 of 1982, 27 of 1985, 61 of 1986, and 10 and 16 of 1988; Act
XVII of 1991; and Legal Notices 74 of 1992, 61 and 176 of 1993, 142 of
1994, 97 of 1999 and 30 of 2003.
Citation. 
Interpretation.
Amended by:
L.N. 31 of 1973;
L.N. 80 of 1973;
L.N. 66 of 1975;
L.N. 27 of 1985;
L.N. 61 of 1993.
Cap. 352.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
( a ) words and phrases which occur in the Malta Maritime
Authority Act have the same meaning assigned to them
by that Act;
( b ) "Authority" means the Malta Maritime Authority
established under the Malta Maritime Authority Act;
( c ) "accompanied motor car" means a private motor car
accompanying a person travelling to or from Malta but
shall not include a private car imported into Malta for
the first time by a resident of Malta after a visit
abroad;
Cap. 171.
( d ) "unit load" and "unitised cargo" have the same
meaning as that assigned to them by the Port Workers
Ordinance;
( e ) "fodder", for the purpose of paragraphs 2A, 2B
principal and 2C of Part I of the Second Schedule,
means barley, maize, horse beans large or small,
chick-peas, cotton seedcake, carobs, sorghum,
dariseed, and soya bean meal;
( f ) "tourist coaches" means motor coaches accompanying
tourists on tour to or from Malta.
Services provided 
by Authority or 
contractor.
Amended by:
L.N. 31 of 1973.
Substituted by:
L.N. 61 of 1993.
3. For the services provided by the Authority or its
contractor, as the case may be, and specified in the First, Second,
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Schedules, there shall be payable
the appropriate rates shown in the said Schedules and the provision
of such services shall be subject to any conditions contained in
those Schedules:
Provided that notwithstanding the provisions of these
regulations, the Authority may enter into special agreements in
respect of any matter referred to in these regulations in place of any
rates leviable under these regulations.
Manner of 
calculating rates.
Substituted by:
L.N. 61 of 1993.
4. (1) The rates payable under these regulations in respect of
the goods specified in Column 1 of the Table contained in the Sixth
Schedule shall be calculated as specified in Column 2 of the said
Table.
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(2) The rates payable under these regulations in respect of "unit
load" or "unitised cargo" shall be calculated as specified in the
Seventh Schedule.
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1. In addition to any other rates that may otherwise be payable under these
regulations there shall be payable to the Authority or its contractor as the case may
be by consignees for the handling, between ship’s tackle and quay or warehouse, of
the goods specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately following:
( a ) in respect of goods handled at the Deep Water Quay, Shipwrights
Wharf, Coal Wharf, Laboratory Wharf, Xatt ir-Risq (formerly Garden
Reach), Flagstone Wharf, Timber Wharf, Lighters Wharf or Pinto
Wharf, whether lighters are used or not, the rate shown in Column 2 of
that Table;
( b )  in respect of goods handled elsewhere -
(i) where lighters are used, the rate shown in Column 2 of that Table;
(ii) where lighters not used, the rate shown in Column 3 of that Table:
TABLE
FIRST SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 59 of 1969;
L.N. 24 of 1970;
L.N. 37 of 1970;
L.N. 80 of 1971;
L.N. 26 of 1972;
L.N. 31 of 1973;
L.N. 66 of 1975;
L.N. 80 of 1976;
L.N. 8 of 1981;
L.N. 86 of 1981;
L.N. 131 of 1981;
L.N. 9 of 1982;
L.N. 27 of 1985;
L.N. 74 of 1992;
L.N. 61 of 1993;
L.N. 142 of 1974;
L.N. 97 of 1999.
Regulation 3
LANDING AND SHIPPING RATES
Part I
LANDING RATES IN RESPECT OF IMPORT 
CARGO
Column 1 Column 2
Lm c m
Column 3
Lm c m
( a ) Soda, Sulphur and coal in bags, per ton .............. 1.39,0 1.29,0
( b ) Onions, carobs, oats, pollard, cotton seed, oil
cake, barley, bran, coke and malt, in bags, and potatoes
in bags, chests, boxes or similar packing, per ton ............ 1.53,0 1.38,0
( c ) Iron joists, beams, girders, rails, metal rods,
including angle iron and sheets, ingots, wine in casks,
earthenware pipes and fittings, per ton ............................ 2.45,0 2.32,0
( d ) Refrigerated cargo, per ton ................................. 1.98,0 1.87,0
( e ) Scrap metal (other than aluminium) - loose, per
ton ................................................................................. 1.64,0 1.47,0
( f ) Scrap aluminium - loose, per ton ........................ 2.37,0 2.20,0
( g ) Motor and aviation spirit in cans or drums and
explosives including ammunition and pyrotechnics, per
ton ................................................................................. 1.32,0 1.16,0
( h ) Chairs, loose or in bundles, each; willows, canes
et similia in bundles, per bundle; empty drums of a
capacity of 40 gallons and over, each .............................. 0.05,0 0.04,0
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2. The rates payable under paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule do not
include the cost of cranage when the use of cranes is obligatory under the Malta
Maritime Authority Act or the Port Workers Ordinance in respect of goods handled
in any place other than the Deep Water Quay.
PART II
SIIIPPING RATES IN RESPECT OF EXPORT CARGO
1. In addition to any other rates that may otherwise be payable under these
regulations there shall be payable by the owner or exporter to the Authority or its
contractor as the case maybe for the handling, between warehouse or quay and ship’s
tackle, of the goods specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately following, the
rates specified hereunder, that is to say:
( a ) in respect of goods presented by arrangement with the Authority or its
contractor, as the case may be, directly under ship’s tackle at the Deep
Water Quay, Shipwrights Wharf, Coal Wharf, Laboratory Wharf, Xatt
ir-Risq (formerly Garden Reach), Flagstone Wharf, Timber Wharf or
Lighter’s Wharf by exporter’s transport, and in respect of goods
handled elsewhere where lighters are not used, the rates shown in
Column 3 of that Table:
Provided that where such goods are locally manufactured the rates
shall be those shown in Column 5 of that Table;
( b ) in respect of goods handled at the Deep Water Quay, Shipwrights
Wharf, Coal Wharf, Laboratory Wharf, Xatt ir-Risq (formerly Garden
Reach), Flagstone Wharf, Timber Wharf or Lighter’s Wharf, other than
goods handled thereat as specified in subparagraph ( a ), and in respect of
goods handled elsewhere where lighters are used, the rates shown in
Column 2 of the Table immediately following:
( i ) Empty wine and beer casks, each ....................... 0.24,0 0.22,0
( j ) Accompanied motor cars - (other than cars
driven on or off a car ferry), each .................................... 2.26,0 2.26,0
( k ) Tourist coaches (other than tourist coaches
driven on or off a car ferry), each .................................... 2.50,0 2.50,0
( l ) Cement in bags, per ton ...................................... 1.89,0 1.79,0
( m ) Flour, wheat and sugar in bags, per ton ............... 1.27,0 1.11,0
( n ) All other cargo (other than cargo in bulk), per
ton ................................................................................. 2.30,0 2.14,0
( o ) Bulk cargo not handled at Government Silo:
(i) Wheat, per ton ............................................ 1.04,0 0.93,0
(ii) Carobs, oats, cotton seed and barley, per ton  1.40,0 1.31,0
(iii) Other grains, per ton ................................... 1.05,0 0.96,0
(iv) Deffun and marble chippings, per ton .......... 1.33,0 1.23,0
(v) Other bulk cargo, per ton ............................ 1.08,0 0.99,0
(vi) Bagging and tying, per ton .......................... 0.12,0 0.12,0
(vii) Bucket conveyor feeding:
( a ) Grain (other than wheat), per ton .......... 0.73,0 0.67,0
( b ) Wheat, per ton ..................................... 0.62,0 0.56,0
Column 1 Column 2
Lm c m
Column 3
Lm c m
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Provided that when such goods are locally manufactured the rates
shall be those shown in Column 4 of that Table.
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Lm c m Column 3 Lm c m Column 4 Lm c m Column 5 Lm c m
( a ) Soda, sulphur and coal in
bags, per ton ...................................... 1.39,0 1.29,0 1.10,0 1.02,0
( b ) Onions, carobs, oats, pollard,
cotton seed, oil cake, barley, bran,
coke and malt, in bags, and potatoes in
bags, chests, boxes or similar packing,
per ton ............................................... 1.53,0 1.38,0 1.24,0 1.11,0
( c ) Iron joists, beams, girders,
rails, metal rods, including angle iron
and sheets, ingots, wine in casks,
earthenware pipes and fittings, per ton  2.45,0 2.32,0 1.79,0 1.68,0
( d ) Refrigerated cargo, per ton .... 1.98,0 1.87,0 1.70,0 1.61,0
( e ) Scrap metal (other than
aluminium) - loose, per ton ................ 1.64,0 1.47,0 1.34,0 1.20,0
( f ) Scrap aluminium - loose, per
ton ..................................................... 2.37,0 2.20,0 2.05,0 1.91,0
( g ) Motor and aviation spirit in
cans or drums and explosives
including ammunition and
pyrotechnics, per ton ......................... 1.32,0 1.16,0 1.02,0 0.90,0
( h ) Chairs, loose or in bundles,
each; willows, canes et similia in
bundles per bundle; empty drums of a
capacity of 40 gallons and over, each . 0.05,0 0.04,0 0.04,0 0.03,0
( i ) Empty wine and beer casks,
each ................................................... 0.24,0 0.22,0 0.23,0 0.20,0
( j ) Accompanied motor cars -
(other than cars driven on or off a car
ferry), each ........................................ 2.26,0 2.26,0 2.26,0 2.26,0
( k ) Tourist coaches (other than
tourist coaches driven on or off a car
ferry), each ........................................ 2.50,0 2.50,0 2.50,0 2.50,0
( l ) Cement in bags, per ton ......... 1.89,0 1.79,0 1.65,0 1.57,0
( m ) Flour, wheat and sugar in
bags, per ton ...................................... 1.27,0 1.11,0 0.99,0 0.86,0
( n ) All other cargo (other than
cargo in bulk), per ton ........................ 2.30,0 2.14,0 1.65,0 1.52,0
( o ) Bulk cargo not handled at
Government Silo:
(i) Wheat, per ton ................ 1.04,0 0.93,0 - -
(ii) Carobs, oats, cotton seed
and barley, per ton ................... 1.04,0 1.31,0 - -
(iii) Other grains, per ton ....... 1.05,0 0.96,0 - -
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2. The rates payable under paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule do not
include the cost of cranage when the use of cranes is obligatory under the Malta
Maritime Authority Act or the Port Workers Ordinance in respect of goods handled
at any place other than the Deep Water Quay.
PART III
EXTRA RATES ON HEAVY LIFTS
1. In addition to any other rates that may otherwise be payable under these
regulations there shall be payable to the Authority, by the owner or shipper the extra
rates specified hereunder in respect of single lifts landed or shipped and handled by
the Authority or its contractor, as the case may be, that is to say in respect of lifts -
2. For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, each single consignment of
unitized cargo consolidated in a container or a roll on - roll off unit shall be deemed
to constitute a heavy lift, and a rate of Lm2 per lift, excluding crane hire charges,
shall be payable by the owner or by the shipper, as the case may be.
3. This Part of this Schedule shall not apply to services provided at the Malta
Freeport nor to any lifts comprising floating craft landed into or picked out of the
water of the harbour.
1. In respect of imported goods stored or stacked at quays, wharves or jetties or
at any area provided for such purpose by the Authority, there shall be payable by the
(iv) Deffun and marble
chippings, per ton .................... 1.33,0 1.23,0 - -
(v) Other bulk cargo, per ton  1.08,0 0.99,0 - -
(vi) Bagging and tying, per
ton .......................................... 0.12,0 0.12,0 - -
(vii) Bucket conveyor feeding:
( a ) Grain (other than
wheat), per ton .................. 0.73,0 0.67,0 0.53,0 0.49,0
( b ) Wheat, per ton ........... 0.62,0 0.56,0 0.43,0 0.39,0
( a ) weighing more than 3 tons
deadweight and not more than 6 tons
deadweight ...................................... Lm 5 per lift excluding crane hire charges;
( b ) weighing more than 6 tons
deadweight ...................................... Lm 10 per lift excluding crane hire charges.
SECOND SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 24 of 1970;
L.N. 80 of 1973;
L.N. 62 of 1974;
L.N. 80 of 1976;
L.N. 18 of 1980;
L.N. 73 of 1980;
L.N. 61 of 1986.
Substituted by:
L.N. 176 of 1993.
Regulation 3
RATES FOR STORAGE AND REMOVAL
OF GOODS
Part I
STORAGE RATES
Column 1 Column 2 Lm c m Column 3 Lm c m Column 4 Lm c m Column 5 Lm c m
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owner of goods specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately following, the
storage rates, per day or part thereof, shown in Column 2 of the said table:
Provided that for the first six days from the completion of discharge of cargo
by the importing ship, no storage rates shall be paid.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in paragraph 1 of this Part of this
Schedule, there shall be payable by the owner of the goods to the Authority in
respect of imported fodder stored at quays, wharves or at areas provided for such
purpose by the Authority in respect of the periods specified in Column 1 of the Table
immediately following, the storage rates shown in Column 2 of the said Table:
Provided that the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Part of this Schedule
shall only apply when -
( a ) application in writing for such storage space has been made to the
Authority not less than forty-eight hours before the arrival of the goods;
and
( b ) the Authority has confirmed in writing the allocation of space:
Provided further that the Authority shall not allocate storage space in
advance if such space has been already allocated or is occupied.
3. In respect of export goods stored for shipment at quays, wharves, or at other
areas provided for such purpose by the Authority, there shall be payable by the
exporter to the Authority in respect of the periods specified in Column 1 of the Table
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2
1. General/bulk cargo ............................ 50 cents per ton or part thereof
2. Container/Trailer
Full Load Container/Trailer:
(i) 20 foot ................................. Lm1 per unit
(ii) 40 foot ................................. Lm2 per unit
Full Load Trailers:
40 foot and over ............................ Lm2 per unit
Reefer Container/Trailer:
20 foot .......................................... Lm1.50 per unit
40 foot and over ............................ Lm3.00 per unit
3. Motor vehicles unpacked, mobile:
(i) Motor cars and vans ............. Lm3 per unit
(ii) Trucks and chassis ............... Lm5 per unit:
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2
(i) For the first six days from the
completion of discharge of cargo by the
importing ship ............................................... No charge
(ii) From the first to the twenty-fourth
day immediately following the period
specified in item (i) .......................................
7c per square metre of space
occupied per day or part thereof
(iii) Thereafter until removed ................... 75c per square metre of space
occupied per day or part thereof:
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immediately following, the storage rates per ton or part thereof per day or part
thereof shown in Column 2 of the said Table:
4. (1) In respect of goods entered in transhipment or overlanded, and stored in
the custody of the Authority or its contractor, the ship’s agent shall pay to the
Authority in respect of the periods specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately
following, the storage rates per ton or part thereof per week or part thereof shown in
Column 2 of the said Table:
(2) The provisions of this paragraph shall apply only if -
( a ) such goods are not withdrawn from the custody of the Authority or the
contractor, as the case may be, and
( b ) in the case of transhipment cargo -
(i) the goods are carried by the importing vessel on a through bill of
lading; or
(ii) notice in writing of intended transhipment is given to the
Authority prior to the discharge of the goods from the importing
vessels.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4, in respect of
empty containers, as defined in the Ports Regulations, or empty trailers, there shall
be payable by the owner, master or agent of a ship from which such empty containers
or such empty trailers have been landed in any part of a port, or by any person who
has placed such empty containers or such empty trailers in any part of a port for
shipment, in respect of the periods specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately
following, the storage rates shown in Column 2 of that Table.
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2
(i) For the first six days:
( a ) when the goods are ready in all
respects for shipment .............................. No charge
( b ) when the goods are not ready in
all respects for shipment .......................... 6c
(ii) For the six days immediately
following the period specified in item (i) ....... 12c
(iii) Thereafter until shipped or removed .. 30c.
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2
For the first six days .......................... No charge
Thereafter until shipped .................... 10c.
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2
(i) For the first four days from the
completion of discharge of such empty
containers from a ship, or from the time such
empty containers or empty trailers are placed
in any part of a port for shipment ................... No charge
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6. When cargo landed as transhipment or overlanded cargo is opted for
delivery at Malta, the charges specified in paragraph 4 of this Part of this Schedule
shall be re-assessed and charged at normal import storage rates in accordance with
the appropriate provisions of paragraph 1 or 2 of this Part of this Schedule.
7. When goods deposited for shipment in a vessel in accordance with shipping
orders lodged by shippers or their agents are not shipped because they are shut out
by the ship, two clear days free of storage rent in respect of those goods shall be
allowed from the time the goods are shut out; thereafter the provisions of paragraph
3 of this Part of this Schedule shall apply commencing with the rates shown against
item (ii) of the Table.
8. No storage rates shall be payable in respect of -
( a ) locally manufactured goods;
( b ) potatoes and onions landed or deposited in sheds designated by the
Authority for the purposes of this paragraph;
( c ) such goods, in such cases, for such periods, and under such conditions
as the Minister responsible for ports may by writing under his hand
determine.
9. In the event that the Authority requires export goods to be withdrawn from
the port in accordance with the provisions of regulation 99 of the Ports Regulations,
any such goods that are not so withdrawn within the time specified shall be liable to
a storage rate of 25c per ton per day or part thereof.
10. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Part, Saturdays, Sundays and
public holidays shall not be included when computing the periods therein specified.
PART II
Removal of Goods within a Port
1. When goods are removed from a transit shed or stack to any other place
within a port including a customs bonded warehouse, at the request of the owner or
in accordance with the provisions of regulations 97 and 99 of the Ports Regulations,
the owner of the goods shall pay to the Authority in respect of each package so
removed, the rate of:
20c for every 50 kilograms or part thereof or for every 56633 cm 3  or
part thereof, whichever is the greater amount.
2. When a containersor a trailer (other than an empty container or trailer) is
removed from Xatt-ir-Risq to any other quay or wharf in the Grand Harbour, or to
Pinto Annex at Pinto Wharf, Valletta, or viceversa, the owner, charterer or master of
the ship from which such container or trailer has been landed, or on which they are
loaded, shall pay to the Authority or to its contractor, as the case may be, the rate of
Lm5 per container or trailer.
(ii) For the six days immediately
following the period specified in item (i) .......
Lm2.50 per empty container or
per empty trailer per day or part
thereof
(iii) Thereafter until removed or shipped
as the case may be .........................................
Lm5.00 per empty container or
per empty trailer per day or part
thereof.
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1. Where any of the goods referred to in paragraph 5 of Part I of the Second
Schedule and specified in Column 1 of the Table contained in this Schedule are
handled by the Authority or its contractor, there shall be paid to the Authority or its
contractor, in addition to any storage rates payable as aforesaid-
( a ) in respect of goods landed, stacked and re-shipped, the rates shown in
Column of the said Table;
( b ) in respect of goods directly transhipped by lighters from one ship to
another, the rates shown in Column 3 of the said Table:
TABLE
THIRD SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 37 of 1970;
L.N. 80 of 1976;
L.N. 14 of 1978;
L.N. 8 of 1981;
L.N. 86 of 1981;
L.N. 9 of 1982;
L.N. 61 of 1993.
Regulation 3
TRANSHIPMENT RATES
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Goods
Cargo landed 
stacked and 
re-shipped
Lm c m
Cargo 
directly 
transhipped 
by lighters 
and not 
landed 
(includes 
lighterage for 
3 days and 
towage)*
Lm c m
( a ) Cement, soda, sulphur and coal, in bags, per ton . 1.83,0 0.71,0
( b ) Onions, carobs, oats, pollard, cotton seed, oil
cake, barley, bran, coke and malt, in bags, chests, boxes
or similar packing, per ton .............................................. 2.11,0 0.76,0
( c ) Iron joists, beams, girders, rails, metal rods,
including angle iron and sheets, ingots, wine in casks,
earthenware pipes and fittings, per ton ............................ 2.21,0 1.03,0
( d ) Refrigerated cargo, per ton ................................. 1.79,0 0.75,0
( e ) Scrap metal (other than aluminium) - loose, per
ton .................................................................................. 2.34,0 0.93,0
( f ) Scrap aluminium - loose, per ton ........................ 3.81,0 1.38,0
( g ) Motor and aviation spirit in cans or drums and
explosives including ammunition and pyrotechnics, per
ton .................................................................................. 1.70,0 0.70,0
( h ) Chairs, loose or in bundles, each; willows, canes
et similia in bundles, per bundle; empty drums of a
capacity of 40 gallons and over, each .............................. 0.08,0 0.03,0
( i ) Empty wine and beer casks, each ........................ 0.43,0 0.18,0
( j ) Accompanied motor cars (other than cars driven
on or off a car ferry), each ............................................... - -
( k ) All other cargo (other than cargo in bulk), per ton  1.92,0 0.96,0
( l ) Flour, wheat and sugar, in bags, per ton .............. 1.59,0 0.63,0
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2. These rates do not include the charges for the inboard operation.
1. The Authority, before undertaking or before allowing its contractor to
undertake any overtime work, may require or may authorise its contractor to require
any applicant requesting such work to deposit such sum of money as, in its, or in its
contractor’s opinion, as the case may be, is sufficient to cover the overtime expenses
involved.
2. When any work is undertaken, as referred to hereunder, at the request of any
ship by the Authority or its contractor, that ship shall pay -
( a ) to the Authority all fees payable under the Port Workers Ordinance in
respect of port workers employed in connection with port work carried
out during night shifts, Sundays or national or public holidays;
( b ) to the Authority or its contractor, in addition to the rates charged for
each ton as specified in the First, Third, Fifth and Seventh Schedule, a
shift rate of 12 cents per ton on the loading and unloading of cargo
operations;
( c ) to the Authority or its contractor, as the case may be, such other
( m ) Bulk cargo not handled at Government silo:
(i) Wheat, per ton ............................................ 1.50,0 0.45,0
(ii) Carobs, oats, cotton seed and barley, per ton 2.25,0 0.54,0
(iii) Other grains, per ton ................................... 1.55,0 0.43,0
(iv) Deffun and marble chippings, per ton ......... 2.00,0 0.50,0
(v) Other bulk cargo, per ton ............................ 1.60,0 0.44,0
(vi) Bagging and tying, per ton ......................... 0.12,0 -
(vii) Bucket conveyor feeding:
( a ) Grain (other than wheat), per ton .......... 0.91,0 0.73,0
( b ) Wheat, per ton ..................................... 0.69,0 0.51,0
* When lighters are used in excess of 3 days an additional charge of 6 cents per ton of lighter
deadweight capacity per day or part thereof shall be payable.
FOURTH SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 62 of 1974;
L.N. 80 of 1976;
L.N. 61 of 1993;
L.N. 142 of 1994.
 Regulation 3
OVERTIME
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Goods
Cargo landed 
stacked and 
re-shipped
Lm c m
Cargo 
directly 
transhipped 
by lighters 
and not 
landed 
(includes 
lighterage for 
3 days and 
towage)*
Lm c m
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expenses as are reasonably incurred to provide the services requested,
other than the provision of port workers.
3. Where a person requests the Authority or its contractor to undertake
overtime for the purpose of taking delivery of cargo from the port, or for tendering
cargo to the port for shipment or for the performance of any related miscellaneous
services outside the regular working hours of the port or the hours of business of the
port fixed by regulations by the Minister responsible for ports, he shall pay to the
Authority or the contractor, whoever shall have undertaken the overtime work, the
actual cost of the overtime incurred on his behalf by the Authority or the contractor,
as the case may be, plus ten  per centum .
4. (1) When a person requests any services from the Authority outside the
business hours of port as fixed by regulations, such person shall pay to the
Authority, on demand, the actual cost of the overtime incurred on his behalf plus five
per centum.
(2) When a person requests the contractor to undertake overtime for the purpose
of lodging import or export documents with him outside the regular working hours
of the port as fixed by order, such person shall pay to the contractor, on demand, the
actual cost of the overtime incurred on his behalf plus five per centum.
(3) A request for such overtime work as provided under subparagraph (1) or (2)
shall be made in writing by the person making such a request in such form, at such
notice, and on payment of such deposit sufficient to cover the overtime expenses
involved, as the Authority or its contractor may require.
(4) When the duration of an overtime service performed under the provisions of
this paragraph is less than two hours, the charge shall be calculated for two hours.
Where the cargo specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately following
is shifted by the ship and is handled by the Authority or its contractor there shall be
paid to the Authority or the contractor, as the case may be:
( a ) in respect of cargo shifted from hold to hold, via quay without stacking
on the quay, the rates shown in Column 2 of the said Table;
( b ) in respect of cargo shifted from hold to hold after being landed and
stacked on the quay, the rates shown in Column 3 of the said Table;
( c ) in respect of cargo shifted from hold to hold via lighters without being
landed, the rates shown in Column 4 of the said Table:
FIFTH SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 37 of 1970;
L.N. 66 of 1975;
L.N. 80 of 1976;
L.N. 16 of 1988;
L.N. 61 of 1993;
L.N. 142 of 1994.
 Regulation 3
MISCELLANEOUS PORT SERVICES
PART I
SHIFTING OF CARGO BY SHIP
PORT RATES _g S.L.352.02 13
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Goods
From hold to 
hold via quay 
without 
stacking on 
quay
Lm c m
From hold to 
hold landed 
and stacked 
on quay as 
part of 
operation
Lm c m
From hold to 
hold by 
lighters and 
not landed*
Lm c m
( a ) Cement, soda, sulphur and coal, in
bags, per ton ............................................... 1.06,0 1.83,0 0.71,0
( b ) Onions, carobs, oats, pollard,
cotton seed, oil cake, barley bran, coke and
malt, in bags, per ton .................................. 1.23,0 2.11,0 0.76,0
( c ) Iron joists, beams, girders, rails,
metal rods, including angle iron and sheets,
ingots, wine in casks, earthenware pipes and
fittings, per ton ........................................... 1.23,0 2.03,0 0.84,0
( d ) Refrigerated cargo, per ton ............. 1.06,0 1.79,0 0.75,0
( e ) Scrap metal (other than aluminium)
- loose, per ton ........................................... 1.42,0 2.34,0 0.93,0
( f ) Scrap aluminium - loose, per ton .... 2.38,0 3.81,0 1.38,0
( g ) Motor and aviation spirit in cans or
drums and explosives including ammunition
and pyrotechnics, per ton ............................ 0.98,0 1.70,0 0.70,0
( h ) Chairs, loose or in bundles, each;
willows, canes et similia in bundles, per
bundle; empty drums of a capacity of 40
gallons and over, each ................................ 0.05,0 0.08,0 0.03,0
( i ) Empty wine and beer casks, each ... 0.28,0 0.43,0 0.18,0
( j ) Accompanied motor cars (other
than cars driven on or off a car ferry), each . - - -
( k ) All other cargo (other than cargo in
bulk), per ton .............................................. 0.97,0 1.66,0 0.70,0
( l ) Flour, wheat and sugar, in bags, per
ton ............................................................. 0.86,0 1.59,0 0.63,0
( m ) Bulk cargo not handled at
Government Silo:
(i) Wheat, per ton ........................ 0.78,0 1.50,0 0.45,0
(ii) Carobs, oats, cotton seed and
barley, per ton .................................. 1.19,0 2.25,0 0.54,0
(iii) Other grains, per ton ............... 0.80,0 1.55,0 0.44,0
(iv) Deffun and marble chippings,
per ton ............................................. 1.05,0 2.00,0 0.50,0
(v) Other bulk cargo, per ton ........ 0.82,0 1.61,0 0.45,0
(vi) Bagging and tying, per ton ...... - 0.12,0 -
(vii) Bucket conveyor feeding:
( a ) Grain (other than wheat),
per ton ....................................... - 0.91,0 0.73,0
14 _g S.L.352.02 PORT RATES
PART II
RE-DELIVERY OR RE-SHIPMENT OF GOODS SHUT OUT
OR WITHDRAWN FROM SHIPMENT
There shall be payable to the Authority or its contractor for the handling by
him or by his contractor, of the goods specified in Column 1 of the Table
immediately following, on the re-delivery or re-shipment of goods shut out or
withdrawn from shipment:
( a ) in respect of cargo re-delivered to the exporter -
(i) after being stacked in the custody of the Authority or its
contractor, and not having been lightered, the rates shown in
Column 2 of the said Table;
(ii) after being lightered and re-landed ex lighter, the rates shown in
Column 3 of the said Table;
( b ) in respect of cargo lightered and re-landed ex lighter and subsequently
re-shipped -
(i) where the goods are locally manufactured and qualify for a rebate
in accordance with the Port Workers Regulations, the rates shown
in Column 4 of the said Table;
(ii) where the goods do not qualify for a rebate as aforesaid the rates
shown in Column 5 of the said Table:
TABLE
( b ) Wheat, per ton .................. - 0.69,0 0.51,0
* When lighters are used in excess of 3 days an additional charge of 6c0 per ton of lighter deadweight
capacity per day or part thereof shall be payable.
Cargo re-delivered yo 
Exporter
Cargo lightered and re-
landed ex lighter and 
subsequently shipped
Goods
After being 
stacked in 
ontractor’s 
custody not 
lightered
After being 
lightered 
relanded ex 
lighter
Rate when 
22% rebate 
allowed
No rebate
( a ) Cement, soda, sulphur and
coal, in bags, per ton ........................ 0.13,0 1.41,0 1.79,0 2.17,0
( b ) Onions, carobs, oats,
pollard, cotton seed, oil cake, barley
bran, coke and malt, in bags, per ton  0.13,0 1.61,0 2.10,0 2.53,0
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Goods
From hold to 
hold via quay 
without 
stacking on 
quay
Lm c m
From hold to 
hold landed 
and stacked 
on quay as 
part of 
operation
Lm c m
From hold to 
hold by 
lighters and 
not landed*
Lm c m
PORT RATES _g S.L.352.02 15
PART III
MINOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
Where in the opinion of the Authority or its contractor, as the case may be,
( c ) Iron joists, beams, girders,
rails, metal rods, including angle
iron and sheets, ingots, wine in
casks, earthenware pipes and
fittings, per ton ................................ 0.13,0 1.33,0 1.71,0 2.08,0
( d ) Refrigerated cargo, per ton .. 0.13,0 1.33,0 1.71,0 2.08,0
( e ) Scrap metal (other than
aluminium) - loose, per ton .............. 0.13,0 1.69,0 2.25,0 2.71,0
( f ) Scrap aluminium - loose, per
ton ................................................... 0.13,0 2.69,0 3.72,0 4.45,0
( g ) Motor and aviation spirit in
cans or drums and explosives
including ammunition and
pyrotechnics, per ton ....................... 0.13,0 1.31,0 1.62,0 1.96,0
( h ) Chairs, loose or in bundles,
each; willows, canes et similia in
bundles, per bundle; empty drums of
a capacity of 40 gallons and over,
each ................................................ 0.01,0 0.05,0 0.07,0 0.08,0
( i ) Empty wine and beer casks,
each ................................................ 0.01,0 0.30,0 0.41,0 0.49,0
( j ) Accompanied motor cars
(other than cars driven on or off a car
ferry), each ...................................... 0.11,0 3.23,0 - 5.35,0
( k ) All other cargo (other than
cargo in bulk), per ton ..................... 0.23,0 1.31,0 1.61,0 1.95,0
( l ) Flour, wheat and sugar, in
bags, per ton .................................... 0.13,0 1.24,0 1.55,0 1.94,0
( m ) Bulk cargo not handled at
Government Silo:
(i) Wheat, per ton ............. 0.12,0 1.28,0 1.54,0 1.91,0
(ii) Carobs, oats, cotton
seed and barley, per ton ......... 0.12,0 1.91,0 2.44,0 2.92,0
(iii) Other grains, per ton .... 0.12,0 1.70,0 2.16,0 2.58,0
(iv) Deffun and marble
chippings, per ton ................. 0.12,0 1.70,0 2.16,0 2.58,0
(v) Other bulk cargo, per
ton ........................................ 0.12,0 1.37,0 1.71,0 2.06,0
Cargo re-delivered yo 
Exporter
Cargo lightered and re-
landed ex lighter and 
subsequently shipped
Goods
After being 
stacked in 
ontractor’s 
custody not 
lightered
After being 
lightered 
relanded ex 
lighter
Rate when 
22% rebate 
allowed
No rebate
16 _g S.L.352.02 PORT RATES
facilities exist for the performance of the services specified in Column 1 of the Table
immediately following, such services shall be performed, on request, by the
Authority or its contractor, as the case may be, at the rates specified in Column 2 of
the said Table:
TABLE
PART IV
SORTING RATES
1. For the sorting of goods, the Authority or its contractor, as the case may be,
shall levy the appropriate rates, specified in this Part of this Schedule.
2. For the sorting of goods to leading shipping marks to the extent normally
sufficient to establish their correspondence with the bill of lading under which they
were shipped - no charge.
3. For the sorting of goods, except as provided in paragraph 1 of this Part of
this Schedule:
( a ) under single bill of lading, when, in order to effect delivery -
(i) the shipping marks and/or the nature of the delivery instructions
make it necessary to search physically for marks and/or numbers
peculiar to single individual packages, or
(ii) by express request or by the nature of the delivery instructions
sorting is necessary according to the kind or size (meaning any of
three dimensions) or to other characteristics unidentifiable by any
common shipping mark; and
( b ) from one ship and under two or more bills of lading irrespective of the
identity or diversity of their holders, if the shipping marks and/or
general characteristics of the packages make it impossible to distinguish
between the contents of the different bills of lading without physical
reference to marks, numbers and/or characteristics peculiar to single
individual packages,
Column 1 Column 2
(i) For proferring goods for weighment in the
same shed or stacking area ........................................... 6c per ton
(ii) Rebagging and tying of goods in bags provided
by the owner of the goods ............................................ 10c per ton
(iii) Minor repair/sewing of bags or bales ............... 3c per ton
(iv) Repairing of packages other than bags or bales  3c per package
(v) For proferring for Customs examination:
( a ) To Customs requirements ......................... No charge
( b ) At owners’ request .................................... 6c per ton
If, in either case, the owner requests that the
packages be opened and resecured, for such
examination a charge of 3c0 per package shall be
raised.
(vi) ( a ) For stencil marking packages, (stencils to
be provided by the person requesting stencilling) -
on one side only up to three lines of stencil per
package ...................................................................
3c per package with a
maximum charge of 25c
per ton
( b ) For each line of stencil over three lines ...... 1c per line.
PORT RATES _g S.L.352.02 17
there shall be paid to the Authority the rate of 10 cents per ton and 1 cent per
package:
Provided that sorting rates shall be payable -
( a ) on the whole consignment or consignments of goods requiring sorting;
and
( b ) sorting rates shall not be payable -
(i) on any cargo of the same consignment which is readily
distinguishable from the goods to be sorted and does not require
to be sorted;
(ii) on any package which weighs or measures more than 1 ton;
(iii) in the circumstances specified in paragraph 2( a )(i) and (ii) of this
Part in respect of packages under a bill of lading covering in all
not more than ten packages.
4. For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule the expression "leading
shipping marks" means marks which appear physically on the packages or goods and
are described in the bill of lading and shipping and disposal documents.
PART V
HIRE OF EQUIPMENT
1. There shall be paid to the Authority or its contractor for the hire of cranes
owned by him or by his contractor, as the case may be, for the handling of goods and
single lifts the following rates:
( a ) For use in connection with the delivery
or receipt of cargo:
(i) for lifts not exceeding 3 tons,
gross weight ................................ 20c per ton (subject to a
minimum of 60c)
(ii) for lifts in excess of 3 tons but not
exceeding 6 tons, gross weight ..... 120c per lift
(iii) for lifts in excess of 6 tons but not
exceeding 25 tons, gross weight ... Lm5 per lift
(iv) for lifts in excess of 25 tons but
not exceeding 35 tons, gross
weight ......................................... Lm10 per lift;
( b ) for assistance in the loading or
discharging of ships alongside wharves
and quays:
(i) unitised cargo in containers not
exceeding 20 feet in length .......... Lm7 per container
(ii) unitised cargo in containers not
exceeding 40 feet in length .......... Lm10 per container
(iii) empty containers .......................... Lm2 per container
(iv) other cargo handled by cranes of a
safe working load not exceeding 6
tons at minimum working radius  Lm3 per hour or part
thereof (subject to a
minimum of Lm9)
18 _g S.L.352.02 PORT RATES
2. There shall be payable to the Authority or its contractor for the hire of
mechanical handling equipment, other than cranes owned by him or by his
contractor, as the case may be, the following rates:
4. For any of the purposes specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Part of this
Schedule when the use of a crane or of other mechanical handling equipment is
required for work in connection with cargo, other than unitised cargo, during hours
other than the working hours of the port, the rates specified in this Part of this
Schedule shall be increased by fifty per centum.
(v) other cargo handled by cranes of a
safe working load exceeding 6
tons but not exceeding 40 tons at
minimum working radius ............. Lm4 per hour or part
thereof (subject to a
minimum of Lm12)
(vi) other cargo handled by cranes of a
safe working load exceeding 40
tons but not exceeding 70 tons at
minimum working radius ............. Lm5 per hour or part
thereof (subject to a
minimum of Lm20)
(vii) other cargo handled by cranes of a
safe working load exceeding 70
tons at minimum working radius .. Lm6 per hour or part
thereof (subject to a
minimum of Lm30)
( c ) for any other purpose ............................ Lm2 per hour or part
thereof
( a ) Fork lift trucks ...................................... Lm2 per hour or part
thereof
( b ) Tractors and up to 1 trailer of a capacity
of 6 tons and over for the handling of
cargo other than unitised cargo in
containers ............................................. Lm2 per hour or part
thereof
( c ) Tractors and up to three trailers not
exceeding 2 tons capacity each .............. Lm1.50 per hour or part
thereof
( d ) Tractors to tow or push trailers or other
wheeled units rolled on or off a ship ...... Lm3 per trailer or wheeled
unit so towed or pushed
( e ) Tractors and trailers for the handling of
containers:
(i) in respect of full or partly loaded
containers .................................... Lm3 per container
(ii) in respect of empty containers ...... Lm0.50c per container
3. There shall be payable to the Authority or its
contractor for the hire of cranes and other mechanical
handling equipment at stack for the handling of
unitized cargo in containers landed from or to be
loaded on any ship .................................................... Lm2 per container.
PORT RATES _g S.L.352.02 19
PART VI
OTHER SERVICES
There shall be payable to the Authority the following rates:
(1) In respect of commercial maritime signalling at the Palace Tower Signal
Station -
Between sunset and sunrise the rates leviable under ( b ) and ( c ) shall be
increased by 25 per centum.
(2) In respect of cancellation or amendment of orders:
A rate of 25c on each occasion a documentary order, other than an order
for port workers, cancelling or amending a previous order, in
accordance with the provisions of regulation 86 of the Ports
Regulations, is made.
TABLE
( a ) for reporting ships to subscribers .............. Lm50 per year
( b ) for reporting ships to non-subsbcribers ..... Lm1 per ship
( c ) for signals -
for each signal up to 15 words .................. Lm2.00
for each reply up to 15 words ................... 50c
for each word in addition to the first 15
words ...................................................... 10c.
SIXTH SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 37 of 1970;
L.N. 24 of 1985.
MANNER OF CALCULATING RATES
Column 1 Column 2
(i) Flour, grain, sugar, carozo nuts,
briarwood, potatoes, onions and coal and
coke, in bags and potatoes in bags, chests,
boxes or similar packing ............................ _H
per deadweight ton of 1,000
kilos per ton(ii) Bulk cargo .....................................(iii) Frozen meat ..................................
(iv) Wine in casks ................................
(v) Earthenware piprs, bends and
fittings .......................................................
(vi) Accompanied motor cars and
tourist coaches ........................................... per motor car or tourist coach
(vii) Ground nuts in bags ....................... at three times the deadweight
tonnage of 1,000 kilos per
ton
(viii) Empty drums of a capacity of 40
gallons and over ......................................... per drum
20 _g S.L.352.02 PORT RATES
1. In addition to any other rates that may otherwise be payable under these
regulations there shall be payable to the Authority or its contractor as the case may
be by consignees for the handling of goods between ship’s tackle or ramp or door
and quay or warehouse, of the goods specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately
following:
( a ) in respect of unit loads or unitised cargo handled at the Deep Water
Quay, Shipwrights Wharf, Coal Wharf, Laboratory Wharf, Xatt ir-Risq
(formerly Garden Reach), Flagstone Wharf, Timber Wharf, Lighter’s
Wharf or Pinto Wharf, whether lighters are used or not, the rate shown
in Column 2 of that Table;
( b ) in respect of goods handled elsewhere -
(i) where lighters are used, the rate shown in Column 2 of that Table;
(ii) where lighters are not used, the rate shown in Column 3 of that
(ix) Chairs in bundles or loose .............. per chair
(x) Willows, canes et similia, in
bundles ...................................................... per bundle
(xi) Unpacked mobile equipment
consigned to or shipped by the Malta
Government or the Defence Departments of
the United Kingdom Government ............... where the measurement
tonnage at 40 cu. ft. per ton
exceeds the deadweight at
1,000 kilos per ton by more
than five times, at five times
the deadweight tonnage
(xii) Bagged cargo wet at the time of
handling ..................................................... at double the normal tonnage
(xiii) Corpses ......................................... at double the normal tonnage
(xiv) All other cargo not otherwise
enumerated ................................................ at either the measurement
tonnage at 40 cu. ft. per ton
or the deadweight tonnage at
1,000 kilos per ton,
whichever be the greater.
SEVENTH SCHEDULE Added by:L.N. 31 of 1973.
Amended by:
L.N. 66 of 1975;
L.N. 80 of 1976;
L.N. 14 of 1978;
L.N. 18 of 1980;
L.N. 8 of 1981;
L.N. 86 of 1981;
L.N. 131 of 1981;
L.N. 9 of 1982;
L.N. 27 of 1985;
L.N. 61 of 1993;
L.N. 142 of 1994;
L.N. 30 of 2003.
 Regulation 3
LANDING AND SHIPPING RATES
PART I
LANDING RATES IN RESPECT OF UNIT LOADS 
OR UNITISED CARGO
PORT RATES _g S.L.352.02 21
Table;
Table
2. The rates payable under paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule do not
include the cost of cranage or other mechanical equipment when the use of cranes or
such equipment is obligatory under the Malta Maritime Authority Act or the Port
Workers Ordinance.
PART II
SHIPPING RATES IN RESPECT OF EXPORT CARGO
1. In addition to any other rates that may otherwise be payable under these
regulations, there shall be payable by the owner or exporter to the Authority or the
contractor for the handling, between warehouse or quay and ship’s tackle, or ship’s
ramp or ship’s door, of the unit loads or unitised cargo specified in Column 1 of the
Table immediately following the rates specified hereunder, that is to say -
( a ) in respect of unit loads or unitised cargo which are:
(i) presented by arrangement with the Authority or its contractor
directly under ship’s tackle or ship’s door or ship’s ramp by the
exporter’s transport at the Deep Water Quay or Shipwrights
Wharf, Coal Wharf, Laboratory Wharf, Xatt ir-Risq (formerly
Garden Reach), Flagstone Wharf, Timber Wharf, Lighter’s Wharf
or Pinto Wharf; or
(ii) handled elsewhere when lighters are not used,
the rate shown in Column 3 of that Table;
( b ) in respect of unit loads or unitised cargo handled at the Deep Water
Quay, Shipwrights Wharf, Coal Wharf, Laboratory Wharf, Xatt ir-Risq
(formerly Garden Reach), Flagstone Wharf, Timber Wharf, Lighter’s
Wharf or Pinto Wharf or in respect of unit loads or unitised cargo
handled elsewhere when lighters are used, the rate shall be that shown
in Column 2 of that Table:
Provided that when such unit loads or unitised cargo as are
mentioned in subparagraphs ( a ) and ( b ) are locally manufactured goods,
the rate shall be that shown in Column 4 of that Table:
Table
2. Where any goods have been accepted by the Authority or its contractor, as
the case may be, for consolidation into a unit load before shipment there shall be
paid in addition to the rates mentioned in the above named Table a rate of 12c5 per
ton.
PART III
TRANSHIPMENT RATES
1. Where any of the unit loads or unitised cargo referred to in paragraph 5 of
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Unit loads or unitised cargo, per ton ...................... Lm1.68,6 Lm1.53,6
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Unit loads or unitised cargo, per ton ...... Lm1.67,0 Lm1.52,0 Lm0.75,0
22 _g S.L.352.02 PORT RATES
Part I of the Second Schedule and specified in Column 1 of the Table immediately
following, contained in this Part of this Schedule, are handled by the Authority or its
contractor between ship’s tackle, ramp or door and quay or warehouse, there shall be
paid to the Authority or its contractor as the case may be in addition to any storage
rates as aforesaid -
( a ) in respect of unit loads or unitised cargo landed, stacked and reshipped
where lighters are not used, the rates shown in Column 2 of the said
Table;
( b ) in respect of unit loads or unitised cargo landed, stacked and reshipped
where lighters are used, the rates specified in the Third Schedule.
Table
Provided that where any cargo landed for transhipment is discharged as
unitised cargo, stacked and reshipped as cargo other than unitised cargo or
vice-versa the rates payable to the Authority or its contractor, as the case may be,
shall be those specified in this Part of this Schedule and those specified in the Third
Schedule less the fees that in terms of the Port Workers Regulations, would have
been payable in respect of the employment of port workers for the landing or loading
operations not performed:
Provided further that, when the number of motor vehicles, unpacked and
mobile, unloaded from, and/or loaded on, the same ship in one single operation
exceeds 500 units, the rates specified in item ( b ) of the above Table in respect of
units in excess of 500 shall be reduced by 50  per centum .
2. These rates do not include the charges for the inboard operation.
PART IV
SHIFTING OF UNIT LOADS OR UNITISED CARGO
1. When unit loads or unitised cargo is shifted by the ship to any quay where
lighters are not used and handled by the Authority or its contractor, there shall be
paid to the Authority or its contractor, as the case may be, the rates specified in the
following Table:
Table
Column 1 Column 2
( a ) Unit loads or unitised cargo except motor vehicles,
unpacked and mobile, per ton .............................................. 52,5
( b ) Motor vehicles, unpacked and mobile, each, as follows:
(i) motor cars ..................................................................... 90c
(ii) vans .............................................................................. 120c
(iii) trucks and chassis ......................................................... 200c
Column 1 Column 2
PORT RATES _g S.L.352.02 23
2. Where lighters are used there shall be paid the rates specified in Part I of the
Fifth Schedule.
PART V
MANNER OF CALCULATING RATES
1. For the purpose of calculating rates on unit loads or unitised cargo, the
tonnage shall be calculated on the actual cargo forming the unit load and shall be
calculated in the manner specified in the Sixth Schedule:
Provided that in the case of trailers and containers, fees shall be calculated
according to the following fixed tonnage:
Provided further Reefer Containers shall be construed to refer only to reefer
containers containing frozen meat or frozen fish or related frozen by-products.
2. When both the actual weight and measurement in respect of every bill of
lading of unit loads or unitised cargo are not recorded in the ship’s manifests or bill
of lading, the rates shall be calculated on the overall weight or measurements of the
cargo, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1.
( a ) Unit loads or unitised cargo, except motor
vehicles, unpacked and mobile, shifted
during the loading or unloading of
transhipment cargo, per ton ..................... Lm0.40,0 _H
for each 
operation
( b ) Motor vehicles, unpacked, mobile, shifted
during the loading or unloading of
transhipment cargo, each, as follows:
(i) motor cars ......................................... Lm0.75,0
(ii) vans .................................................. Lm1.00,0
(iii) trucks and chassis ............................. Lm1.25,0
Containers 20ft 23 tons
Containers 40ft 45 tons
Trailers 20ft 25 tons
Trailers 40ft 45 tons
Trailers Super Cube 40/43ft 58 tons
Reefer Containers/trailers 20ft 18 tons
Reefer Containers/trailers 40ft 26 tons:
