Definition of Port Charges
- The Port Cargo Tariff is the total charges paid at the port by the cargo owner and ship owner for services rendered in respect of that cargo or ship.
- It does not matter what type of port it is these charges will always attach to cargo or ship passing through a port.
- The charges are normally based on unit tonnage and unit volume but they may also be value related (ad valorem), or related to the nature of the cargo, such as passengers, live animals, dangerous cargoes.