Basis for imposition of charges for use of wharves, docks and mooring buoys at Vietnamese Seaports

15:30, 17/07/2024

The following article contains information regarding the basis for imposition of charges for use of wharves, docks and mooring buoys at Vietnamese Seaports, as newly regulated in Circular 39/2023/TT-BGTVT.

Calculation Basis for Bridge, Wharf, and Buoy Services Pricing at Vietnam's Seaports

Basis for imposition of charges for use of wharves, docks and mooring buoys at Vietnamese Seaports (Image from Internet)

1. Basis for imposition of charges for use of wharves, docks and mooring buoys at Vietnamese Seaports

According to the provisions of Article 14 of Circular 39/2023/TT-BGTVT, the basis for imposition of charges for use of wharves, docks and mooring buoys at Vietnamese Seaports is as follows:

- Ships and boats berthing or mooring at multiple locations within the waters and maritime areas of a seaport will have their bridge, wharf, and buoy service charges calculated based on the total actual berthing or mooring time at each location.

- In cases where ships and boats cannot conduct loading and unloading due to weather conditions for a period exceeding 1 day (24 consecutive hours) or must give way to other vessels by order of the Maritime Authority Director, the bridge, wharf, and buoy service charges will not be calculated for the duration of non-operations.

- For vessels not specialized for serving the oil industry entering oil service ports for loading, the pricing will apply as specified in points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of Section I, II Article 12 and points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of Section I, entire Section II of Article 13 of Circular 39/2023/TT-BGTVT.

- Gross Tonnage (GT) is one of the basic units for calculating bridge, wharf, and buoy service charges, categorized as follows:

+ For liquid cargo ships: total tonnage is calculated as 85% of the maximum GT stated in the certificate issued by the registration authority for the vessel, regardless of whether the ship has ballast tanks.

+ For passenger ships: total tonnage is calculated as 100% of the maximum GT stated in the certificate issued by the registration authority for the vessel.

- The pricing framework for passenger services through bridges, wharfs, and buoys as prescribed in Article 14 of Circular 39/2023/TT-BGTVT does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

2. Charge bracket for use of wharves, docks and mooring buoys levied on international vessels, cargoes and passengers in Vietnam

The pricing framework for the use of bridges, wharfs, and buoys within maritime areas for ships, cargo, and passengers engaged in international transport at Vietnamese Seaports as stipulated in Article 13 of Circular 39/2023/TT-BGTVT is as follows:

No.	Service	Unit	Service charge bracket
No.	Service	Unit	Minimum charge	Maximum charge
I	Vessel
1	Vessel mooring at a wharf	USD/GT/hour	0,0028	0,0031
2	Vessel secured to a mooring buoy	USD/GT/hour	0,0012	0,0013
3	Vessel occupying a wharf or dock against an order of exit	USD/GT/hour	0,0054	0,0060
4	Vessel occupying a mooring buoy against an order of exit	USD/GT/hour	0,0018	0,0020
5	Vessel approaching alongside another vessel at a wharf or mooring buoy	USD/GT/hour	0,0014	0,0015
6	Oil vessel that moors at a petroleum port and is in the process of cargo handling or is being filled with oil and water; minimum charge for docking is USD 90 per vessel per time	USD/m-hour	0,27	0,30
7	Oil vessel that moors at a petroleum port and is not in the process of cargo handling or intake of oil and water; minimum charge for docking is USD 100 per vessel per time	USD/m-hour	0,15	0,354
8	Oil vessel mooring alongside and in parallel with other vessels that are docking at a wharf specialized in petroleum industry; minimum charge for mooring alongside is USD 25 per vessel per time	USD/m-hour	0,074	0,081
9	Regarding the vessel carrying passengers into and out of 1 maritime zone through a wharf, dock or mooring buoy on at least 04 visits per month, its 4th visit shall be subject to the pilotage service charge below:
9.1	Mooring at a wharf or dock	USD/GT/hour	0,0014	0,0015
9.2	Secured to a mooring buoy	USD/GT/hour	0,00054	0,00064
II	Commodities and passengers proceeding through a wharf, dock or mooring buoy
1	Cargo handling at a wharf	USD/tonne	0,16	0,18
2	Cargo handling at a buoy	USD/tonne	0,08	0,09
3	Vehicles proceeding as commodities through a wharf, dock or mooring buoy
3.1	Refrigerator truck, tracked vehicle, grab bucket vehicle, road roller, fork lift	USD/vehicle	2,43	2,70
3.2	Automobile with 15 seats or less, vehicle whose payload is 2.5 tonnes and downwards	USD/vehicle	0,81	0,90
3.3	Other automobiles	USD/vehicle	1,62	1,80
4	Commodities in liquid form (liquefied gas, petroleum, liquid asphalt, etc.)	USD/tonne	0,81	0,90
5	Commodities being carried through a petroleum port	USD/tonne	0,81	0,90
6	Passengers on board the international passenger vessel operating at Vietnamese seaports through a wharf, dock or mooring buoy at seaports providing cargo handling and passenger vessel pickup services
6.1	Entry	USD/person	2,50	3,50
6.2	Exit	USD/person	2,50	3,50
6.3	Vessel that moors at a mooring area where another watercraft is allowed to be used to carry passengers to mainland or islands and vice versa	USD/person	2,50	3,50
7	Passengers on board the international passenger vessel operating at Vietnamese seaports through a dedicated passenger wharf or dock
7.1	Entry	USD/person	2,50	5,0
7.2	Exit	USD/person	2,50	5,0

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