Adjusted Demurrage - shall be a charge assessed against the
vessel for permission to place cargo on the wharves prior to
the date assigned to the vessel to begin receiving her
outward cargo.
Agent - "Agent" or "Vessel Agent" shall mean the party who
submits the "Application for Berth".
Applicaton/Removal of Placards- For applying or removing
container placards or labels.
Arrival at Berth - shall be the time when the vessel arrives
alongside of the wharf with two lines made fast.
Board - shall constitute for the purposes of this tariff the
Port Authority of Greater New Orleans.
Chassis Stacking/Unstacking - The stacking/bundling or
unstacking/unbundling of chassis in more than a single unit.
Demurrage - a charge assessed against cargo and/or
containers remaining in or on terminal facilities after
expiration of free time.
Departure from Berth - shall be the time the last line is
let go.
Free Time - applies to the specified period during which
containers, loaded or empty, and/or chassis may occupy
assigned space on the terminal free of demurrage charges
immediately prior to the loading or subsequent to the
discharge of such containers on or off the vessel.
Gate House - Container yard check-in/check-out station for
delivery/receipt of containers and chassis.
Inbound Cargo - means all cargo received at the terminal in
a vessel from a foreign, intercoastal or domestic offshore
port or origin, for loading to a domestic motor, rail or
water carrier, either breakbulk or containerized.
Inland Watercraft - shall include all vessels, private and
public, operated exclusively on the United States inland
waterways.
Loading/Unloading railcars - Railcar loading consists of
removing non-containerized cargo from the terminal's
consolidation shed and placing it in a railcar. Railcar
unloading consists of removing such cargo from a railcar and
placing it in the terminal's consolidation shed by the
Terminal Operator.
Opening for Inspection - The grounding and breaking of seals
for inspection, subsequent resealing of containers.
Outbound Cargo - "Omeans all non-containerized cargo
received at the terminal for loading into containers, or
break-bulk cargo for shipment by a vessel to a foreign,
intercoastal or domestic offshore port or destination.
Properties and/or Facilities - are owned by the Port
Authority of Greater New Orleans as leased by CCC.
Receiving and/or delivering chassis - refers to receiving
from or delivering chassis to an inland carrier on Terminal
Operator's EIR forms supplied.
Reefer Plug-In - Refrigerated/heated ISO container requiring
electrical service and monitoring.
Rehandling - Movement of container/chassis from original
point of rest in container yard when not for the convenience
of Terminal Operator, such as inspection by any government
agency, owner, steamship agent, or for off hire, survey,
etc. when requested to do so.
Running the Gate - Entering or leaving container yard
without following check-in/check-out procedures.
Sheddage - shall be a charge against vessels for the use of
covered wharves.
Shut-Out Cargo - shall be cargo received for a particular
outgoing vessel at her berth prior to the departure of the
vessel.
TEU - As used in this tariff "Total Equivalent Unit" of 20
foot container.
TOFC/COFC - Container/chassis on railroad flatcar, loading
or unloading of container/chassis.
Ton - shall be a net ton of 2,000 pounds, unless othwerwise
indicated.
Vessel - shall mean any vessel, ship, barge, LASH barge,
SEABEE barge, tug, towboat, lighter, raft or other
watercraft that floats. All references to "vessel" or
"vessels" in this tariff shall include, without exception,
her owner, charterer and agent.
Vessel Operations - shall mean the loading and/or
discharging of cargo from or to a vessel.
Vessels Engaged in Foreign, Coastwise or Intercoastal Trade
- shall include all ocean vessels, private and public,
employed in any maritime service, task, venture, voyage, or
mission, commercial or non-commercial, of a private or
public nature, other than inland watercraft as defined
herein.
Wharf - shall mean any wharf, dock, berth, landing, pier,
mooring facility, barge fleet mooring facility or other
structure and the warehoues, sheds or buildings thereupon,
which are under lease by CCC as described in Sub-Rule 100 of
this tariff.
Wharfage - is a charge against cargo, based on the number of
tons received or discharged by vessels, as manifested, and
passing or conveyed over, onto or under wharves or between
vessels (to or from barge, lighter or water), when berthed
at wharf or when moored adjacent to wharf. Wharfage is
solely the charge for use of wharf and does not include
charge for any other service.
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