New fairway due law for cruise vessels
December 09, 2014, Finland, all ports
Based on the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communication’s maritime strategy, a final and lawful decision on the new temporary fairway due law applicable to cruise vessels for the period 2015-2017 has been announced.
The new unit cost will be 0, 911 x NRT/call (previously 1, 045 x NRT/call).
The maximum fairway due will be 22 250 €/call (previously 44 500 €/call).
Tonnage dues will be eliminated (previously 0, 1 x NRT, paid only on first call of the year).
The financial impact on cruise lines, especially on those who have several calls during a season, is considerable.
NEW FAIRWAY DUE EXAMPLE CALCULATION:
1. Cruise Ship X, NRT 10 000, 10 calls to Finland during a season
Fairway due 2014: (1, 045 x 10 000) x 10 = 100 450 €
Tonnage Due 2014 (paid only on first call/year): 0, 1 x 10 000 = 1000 €
2014 TOTAL 101 450 €
Fairway due 2015: (0, 911 x 10 000) x 10 = 91 110 €
Tonnage Due 2015 (eliminated): 0 €
2015 TOTAL 91 110 €
2. Cruise Ship Y, NRT 50 000, 10 calls to Finland during a season
Fairway due 2014: 44 500 € x 10 = 445 000 €
Tonnage Due 2014 (paid only on first call/year): 0, 1 x 50 000 = 5000 €
2014 TOTAL 450 000 €
Fairway due 2015: 22 250 € x 10 = 222 500 €
Tonnage Due 2015 (eliminated) = 0 €
2015 TOTAL 222 500 €
For further details and information about operations in Finland contact GAC Finland at shipping.finland@gac.com
New port tariffs from 1 February 2015
December 09, 2014, Australia, Darwin
The [Northern Territory] Government has approved the following changes in the [Darwin] port tariffs:
* introduction of a fixed berthage charge of $2, 000 per call (ex GST);
* 15% increase to the daily berthage tariff from the current $0.2545 to $0.2926 per GRT per day (ex GST);
* 30% increase in wharfage rates for general cargo, livestock and containerised cargo.
These new tariff changes will come into effect on 1st February 2015 and apply to vessels berthing and loading cargo at East Arm Wharf, Fort Hill Wharf and Stokes Hill Wharf. The schedule of port charges reflecting the changes is available on the Corporation’s website for your reference.
(For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com)
Source: Extract from Darwin Port Corporation (www.darwinport.nt.gov.au) letter dated 8 December 2014
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