Decision 778

Agency fees and commission applicable on Syrian flagged vessels for non – transit cargoes

Tariff of agency fees and commissions to be collected by the shipping Agencies Company from vessels Calling Syrian ports and terminals according to the Decision No. 778 issued on 3/9/1988 by the Ministry of Transport effective 19 October 1988.

Cargo Vessels

1- Schooners 

Ships are vessels intended for the carriage of cargo of various types  and methods of loading and handling including container, passenger and Ro/Ro vessels . These ships shall pay the following fees:

1. The above fees shall be reduced by 25% in case total cargo carried by vessels ( both loading and discharging ) does not exceed 100 tons.
2. The fee fixed under paragraph A above shall be reduced by 50% in case any vessels calls at Syrian ports for the purpose of visit or to be supplied with provisions, fresh water, bunker, repairs and likewise and does not perform any commercial operation during the period of her stay.
3. The fee fixed under paragraph A above shall be reduced by 50% for vessels registered at Syrian ports.
4. The agency fee for any vessel should not be less than SYR. PDS. 500.00.

Such tankers shall be subject to pay the following fees:

1. Any vessels or tanker calling at or sailing from Syrian ports and terminals during the weekly holidays, official holidays or between 1800 hours of an ordinary day and 0700 of the next day, shall be subject to pay an additional fee amounting to SYR. PDS.  300.00
2. Any vessel or tanker in port or terminal awaiting her berth shall be subject to pay SYR. PDS. 100.00 per day thereof.

A- Commission on vessel's freights

• 5% of outward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
• 3% of outward freight of cargo booked by Ship-owners or others.
• 4% of inward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
• 2% of inward freight of cargo booked by Ship-owners or others.

To be collected on cargo carried by Ro/Ro vessels, as follows:

• SYR. PDS. 50.00 per every loaded truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.
• SYR. PDS. 25.00 per every empty truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.

1. The Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect a commission on all passenger tickets which have been issued by it at the rate of 12% of the fare of each ticket.
2. The said commission fixed under Article A may be divided as follows if the booking of the passenger ticket has been made by any authorized tourism office:

• 6% of the ticket fare as minimum to the Shipping Agencies Company.
• 6% of the ticket fare as maximum  to the booking tourism office.

• SYR. PDS. 30.00 PER 20' container or mafi.
• SYR. PDS. 45.00 per 40' container or rail wagon.

1. Shipping Agencies Company shall collect from Shipowners the amount of SYR. PDS. 2.00 per ton or fraction thereof of inward or outward cargo, irrespective of discharging or loading terms of carriage, with the exception of inward bulk cargo and cargo loaded or discharged through silos or valuators, as well as transit cargo in containers or in trucks carried on Ro/Ro vessels.
2. The wages mentioned in paragraph A will be reduced 50% for vessels registered in Syrian ports.

1. If shifting of cargo is effected inside the same vessel's holds and in whatever manner, SHIPCO shall collect, in addition to the ports company's dues, a service fee of SYR. PDS. 3.00 per ton or fraction thereof.
2. If transshipment of cargo is effected from one vessel to another whatever the method is, the Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect, in addition to the port company's  dues, a service fee fixed to SYR. PDS. 3.00 per ton or fraction thereof from each vessel.

• A lump sum of SYR. PDS. 700.00 against mail, correspondence, local cables, fiscal stamps, local phone calls and sundry expenses.
• SYR. PDS. 200.00, hire of motor boat for transportation per every trip at the vessel's requirement.
• SYR. PDS.100.00, hire of car per hour of fraction thereof for internal transport inside town, at vessel's request.
• Official cost of telex plus 20%.

1. All charges and dues incurred by the port companies on reshipped containers are to be borne by the vessel unless the bills of lading provide otherwise.

2. General average: In case of collision or general average, the Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a   service fee of SYR. PDS. 2000.00

3. Salvage fees: The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a commission of 5% of the salvage fees not less than SYR. PDS.5000.00 from the foreign party who benefited from the salvage fees or from Shipowners if salvage has been effected by local sides.

4. Hire of motor boats at oil terminals: The hire of service motor boats employed at Syrian Oil Terminals shall be according to rates fixed or which shall be fixed by the General Directorate of Ports. The company (SHIPCO) is entitled to collect from owners of tankers the hire of two additional trips besides what is due from the tanker in order to secure the documents to the tanker outer line, and for facilitating tanker operations and expediting their entry to the line or departure from it. And this is in addition to motor boat hire fixed in Article 13.

5. The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect SYP.PDS. 800.00 in whole from all vessels calling Rouad port per visit.

6. Different commission:

1- The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a commission of 10% of the amount of invoice covering services rendered to vessels: fresh water, provisions, ironing, washing, cleaning holds, erection of bulkhead inside the vessel's holds, recovery of ropes or packages from sea, survey report on vessels, certificates of classification and what rendered by other parties.

2- The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect the following amounts for services stated bellow:

• SYR. PDS. 300.00 for attendance or for departure of crewmembers, not exceeding 3 persons. In case  the number exceeds 3, the Company shall collect SYR. PDS.  100.00 per each additional member.
• SYR. PDS.  50.00 for accompanying the patient to the physician and securing the medicines without being hospitalized.
• SYR. PDS.  50.00 for securing the requirements of the hospitalized patient for one day during hospitalization.
• SYR. PDS.  950.00 for Company's supervising delivery or redelivery of a vessel in time or voyage charter.
• SYR. PDS. 100.00 for securing the renewal or extension of one vessel's certificate.

Article 15 – Lawsuits and compromise settlements

SHIPCO collects, in addition to effective expenses and fees for each case, an amount of SYR. PDS. 1000.00 only. The said amount includes SHIPCO and lawyer's fees, the sundry and administrative expenses; cost of  translation;  to add to this amount:

1. Cost of power of attorney, in case it is made.
2. The effective cost of survey, if any.
3. Effective cost of telexes.

SHIPCO collects SYR. PDS.  400.00 only for every sea protest. This amount includes the cost of     registration of this protest in the harbor master and the cost of its registration in  the first    instance court.

To add this amount:

1. Cost of power of attorney , if any.
2. Other effective expenses, if any.

C- Compromise settlements:

SHIPCO collects for every customs infringement 2% of the amount of compromise settlement,  provided it is not less than SYR. PDS.  100.00 and not more than SYR. PDS. 4000.00.

2. Cargo claims:

SHIPCO collects for every compromise settlement 25% of the saved amount of the claim provided it is not less than SYR. PDS.25.00 and not more than SYR. PDS.5000.00.

D- Other lawsuits:

1. SHIPCO collects for every lawsuit, the following amount:
2. Cost of power of attorney.
3. Effective cost of survey if any.
4. Effective cost of telexes.
5. Judicial dues paid to the court or the directorate of finance.
6. Expenses of appeal and re-appeal paid to the courts.
7. The fees for the lawyer, the share of advocate funds as well as SHICO, on every lawsuit, are as follows:

1. The advance fees should not exceed SYP 20,000
2. The balance fees should not exceed SYP 25,000.

Article 16 – Freight Manifests

In case no freight manifest or charter parties are received for the calculation of respective commissions, freight rates and supplements to be reckoned according to rate as fixed by the international conferences in case cargo is in liner terms, otherwise they are taken by analogy to the current rates applied in the date of shipment, provided the rates of freight be fixed every three months by a committee composing representatives from SHIPCO, SYRIAMAR and SYRNAV.

Article 17 – Interests

Article 18

The Shipping Agencies Company shall collect one of the two remunerations mentioned in Article 1 or Article 3 whichever is higher, irrespective of the conditions of loading and discharging. Tankers shall remain subject to payment of agency fees as fixed according to their respective GRT.

Article 19

Article 20

Article 1

The lump sum fees and charges provided for in the enclosed schedule of the decision No. 12 dated 8.1.1983 and amendments shall be collected by multiplying by 285% every item mentioned in the said schedule rounded up to nearest Syrian Pound when incurred on foreign sides not Syrian.

Article 2

The following rates of commissions are excluded from the provisions of the previous articles.

• Freight commissions on vessels.
• Vessel passenger tickets.
• Collections of amounts of freight and container demurrages.

 

Agency fees applicable on Syrian flagged vessels for non-transit cargoes

Tariff of agency fees and commissions to be collected by the shipping Agencies Company from vessels Calling Syrian ports and terminals according to the Decision No. 778 issued on 3/9/1988 by the Ministry of Transport effective 19 October 1988.

For services rendered to vessels, the fees shall be fixed as follows:

Cargo Vessels

Schooners are those vessels of wood construction, powered by sails or engines of a  GRT  not exceeding 100, calling at Syrian ports from ports abroad (foreign or Arab), same shall be subject to pay a lump sum fee of SYR. PDS.  200.00 per call.

Ships are vessels intended for the carriage of cargo of various types  and methods of loading and handling including container, passenger and Ro/Ro vessels . These ships shall pay the following fees:

E- The above fees shall be reduced by 25% in case total cargo carried by vessels ( both loading and discharging ) does not exceed 100 tons.

F- The fee fixed under paragraph A above shall be reduced by 50% in case any vessels calls at Syrian ports for the purpose of visit or to be supplied with provisions, fresh water, bunker, repairs and likewise and does not perform any commercial operation during the period of her stay.

G- The fee fixed under paragraph A above shall be reduced by 50% for vessels registered at Syrian ports.

H- The agency fee for any vessel should not be less than SYR. PDS. 500.00.

Such tankers shall be subject to pay the following fees:

Article 2 – Supplements to the tariff of agency fees 

C- Any vessels or tanker calling at or sailing from Syrian ports and terminals during the weekly holidays, official holidays or between 1800 hours of an ordinary day and 0700 of the next day, shall be subject to pay an additional fee amounting to SYR. PDS.  300.00.

D- Any vessel or tanker in port or terminal awaiting her berth shall be subject to pay SYR. PDS. 100.00 per day thereof.

Article 3 – Commission on vessel's freights

C- Commission on vessel's freights

Such commission shall be collected on cargo carried by vessels intended for the carriage of cargo, or passengers, or containers, with the exemption of tankers and Ro/Ro vessels as follows:

• 5% of outward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
• 3% of outward freight of cargo booked by Shipowners or others.
• 4% of inward freight of cargo booked by Shipping Agencies Company.
• 2% of inward freight of cargo booked by Shipowners or others.

To be collected on cargo carried by Ro/Ro vessels, as follows:

• SYR. PDS. 50.00 per every loaded truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.
• SYR. PDS. 25.00 per every empty truck discharged ex vessel or shipped on board.

C- The Company ( Shipco ) shall collect a commission on all passenger tickets which have been issued by it at the rate of 12% of the fare of each ticket.

D- The said commission fixed under Article A may be divided as follows if the booking of the passenger ticket has been made by any authorized tourism office:

• 6% of the ticket fare as minimum to the Shipping Agencies Company.
• 6% of the ticket fare as maximum  to the booking tourism office.

Article 6 – container fees

• SYR. PDS. 30.00 PER 20' container or mafi.
• SYR. PDS. 45.00 per 40' container or rail wagon.

B- The Company shall collect a commission of 5% on container demurrage amount effectively  collected by the Company for the account of shipping companies or Ship-owners.

C- Shipping Agencies Company shall collect from Shipowners the amount of SYR. PDS. 2.00 per ton or fraction thereof of inward or outward cargo, irrespective of discharging or loading terms of carriage, with the exception of inward bulk cargo and cargo loaded or discharged through silos or valuators, as well as transit cargo in containers or in trucks carried on Ro/Ro vessels.

D- The wages mentioned in paragraph A will be reduced 50% for vessels registered in Syrian ports.

Article 11 – cargo shifting an transshipment operations

C- If shifting of cargo is effected inside the same vessel's holds and in whatever manner, SHIPCO shall collect, in addition to the ports company's dues, a service fee of SYR. PDS. 3.00 per ton or fraction thereof.

D- If transshipment of cargo is effected from one vessel to another whatever the method is, the Company ( SHIPCO ) shall collect, in addition to the port company's  dues, a service fee fixed to SYR. PDS. 3.00 per ton or fraction thereof from each vessel.

Article 12 – Shipping fees

Article 13 – Various commissions and charges

• A lump sum of SYR. PDS. 700.00 against mail, correspondence, local cables, fiscal stamps, local phone calls and sundry expenses.
• SYR. PDS. 200.00, hire of motor boat for transportation per every trip at the vessel's requirement.
• SYR. PDS.100.00, hire of car per hour of fraction thereof for internal transport inside town, at vessel's request.
• Official cost of telex plus 20%.

Article 14 – Different commission and miscellaneous

1. All charges and dues incurred by the port companies on reshipped containers are to be borne by the vessel unless the bills of lading provide otherwise.
2. General average: In case of collision or general average, the Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a service fee of SYR. PDS. 2000.00
3. Salvage fees: The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a commission of 5% of the salvage fees not less than SYR. PDS.5000.00 from the foreign party who benefited from the salvage fees or from Shipowners if salvage has been effected by local sides.
4. Hire of motor boats at oil terminals: The hire of service motor boats employed at Syrian Oil Terminals shall be according to rates fixed or which shall be fixed by the General Directorate of Ports. The company (SHIPCO) is entitled to collect from owners of tankers the hire of two additional trips besides what is due from the tanker in order to secure the documents to the tanker outer line, and for facilitating tanker operations and expediting their entry to the line or departure from it. And this is in addition to motor boat hire fixed in Article 13.
5. The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect SYP.PDS. 800.00 in whole from all vessels calling Rouad port per visit.
6. Different commission:

3-  The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect a commission of 10% of the amount of invoice covering services rendered to vessels: fresh water, provisions, ironing, washing, cleaning holds, erection of bulkhead inside the vessel's holds, recovery of ropes or packages from sea, survey report on vessels, certificates of classification and what rendered by other parties.

4- The Company (SHIPCO) shall collect the following amounts for services stated bellow:

• SYR. PDS. 300.00 for attendance or for departure of crewmembers, not exceeding 3 persons. In case  the number exceeds 3, the Company shall collect SYR. PDS.  100.00 per each additional member.
• SYR. PDS.  50.00 for accompanying the patient to the physician and securing the medicines without being hospitalized.
• SYR. PDS.  50.00 for securing the requirements of the hospitalized patient for one day during hospitalization.
• SYR. PDS.  950.00 for Company's supervising delivery or redelivery of a vessel in time or voyage charter.
• SYR. PDS. 100.00 for securing the renewal or extension of one vessel's certificate.

Article 15 – Lawsuits and compromise settlements

A. The urgent pleas for survey and release of detained vessel:

Shipco collects, in addition to effective expenses and fees for each case, an amount of SYR. PDS. 1000.00 only. The said amount includes SHIPCO and lawyer's fees, the sundry and administrative expenses; cost of  translation;  to add to this amount:

1. Cost of power of attorney, in case it is made.
2. The effective cost of survey, if any.
3. Effective cost of telexes.

B. The sea protest:

SHIPCO collects SYR. PDS.  400.00 only for every sea protest. This amount includes the cost of   registration of this protest in the harbor master and the cost of its registration in  the first instance court.

To add this amount:

1. Cost of power of attorney , if any.
2. Other effective expenses, if any.

C- Compromise settlements:

1. Customs infringements:

SHIPCO collects for every customs infringement 2% of the amount of compromise settlement,     provided it is not less than SYR. PDS.  100.00 and not more than SYR. PDS. 4000.00

2. Cargo claims:

D- Other lawsuits:

Cost of power of attorney.

Effective cost of telexes.

Expenses of appeal and re-appeal paid to the courts.

1. The advance fees should not exceed SYP 20,000
2. The balance fees should not exceed SYP 25,000.

Article 16 – Freight Manifests

Article 17 – Interests

Article 18

Article 19

Article 20

Article 1

The lump sum fees and charges provided for in the enclosed schedule of the decision No. 12 dated 8.1.1983 and amendments shall be collected by multiplying by 285% every item mentioned in the said schedule rounded up to nearest Syrian Pound when incurred on foreign sides not Syrian.

Article 2

The following rates of commissions are excluded from the provisions of the previous articles.

• Freight commissions on vessels.
• Vessel passenger tickets.
• Collections of amounts of freight and container demurrages.