AGENCY FEES

Agency fees for vessels in regular liner service are established by private agreement and vary with the amount and nature of the services performed. The following tabulation presents minimum agency fees effective in Baltimore for vessels over 1,000 tons deadweight, not in regular liner service, and carrying bulk or similar cargo readily received or delivered. General or miscellaneous cargoes are handled by special arrangement. Agents allow a reduction of 30% in the fees given for vessels between 1,000 and 4,500 tons deadweight. Dry Cargo Vessels

Attendance fees, fees for attending crews, and postage and petties are the same as given for dry cargo vessels.

Charges for Collecting and Remitting Freights & Hires

Cont'd

Note: In the event a broker, who did not make the fixture, is
asked by an owner to collect and remit the freight or hire,
this broker is to charge the owner as a minimum the above
mentioned fees. The amount to be charged is left to the
discretion of the broker, depending upon the amount of work
involved, provided it is not less than the above minimum
charges, but the above fees are not to be charged when
agent is handling the agency of the vessel.

CUSTOMHOUSE BROKERS' FEES

Fees charged by brokerage concerns for their activities in connection

with entry and withdrawal of merchandise, entry and clearance of ships, and other matters related to the movement of import cargo through the port vary with the type of service performed and the amount of work involved, and are comparable to fees for similar services at other North Atlantic ports.

FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS' FEES

The fees of foreign freight forwarders, whose business it is to book space, attend to documentation, secure marine insurance, and handle other details connected with export shipments also vary with the type and amount of work required. SHIP BROKERS' FEES

For chartering service the fees usually range from 2 to 5 percent of the ocean freight.

MARINE SURVEYORS' FEES

Services offered by marine surveyors in the port include cargo and condition inspections, dock and personal injury surveys, and consultation on stowage, ventilation, and packaging of cargo.

Minimum charges for surveys of personal injury and dock damage are about $30. Charter or off hire surveys range between $60 and $100.

Rates for cargo inspections are quoted by some surveyors on an hourly basis, with a specified minimum, while others set flat rates for the various services.

The rate information following which is current as of August 1955, has been selected from the schedule of fees published by the National Cargo Bureau, Inc., for cargo loading inspection services on the Atlantic Coast of the United States. For Vessels Engaged in Foreign Trade,

Excluding West Indies, Mexico, and Central America

General Merchandise:

Loading all cargo at one port

$30

Loading part cargo first port

Loading part cargo second port

Loading part cargo third and subsequent ports

Certificates of Readiness

For loads of between 50 and 150 tons, wt. or meas.

For loads under 50 tons certificate of loading issued without charge

Note: Definition of Grain Cargoes (for billing purposes only)

Full Cargo: Grain in excess of 2/3 of the vessel's carrying capacity
Part Cargo: Grain in more than two holds, but not in excess of 2/3
of the vessel's carrying capacity.

Vessels not coming within these definitions taken general
merchandise rates.

Bulk Cargoes (other than grain & sulfur, such as coal, phosphate rock, etc.)

Full cargo, one port

Part cargo, first port

Part cargo, second and subsequent ports, each port

Note: The above fees apply to complete bulk cargoes only. If bulk and general cargo are loaded general cargo rates apply.

Deep Tank Inspections:

Where these compartments are to be cleaned to load grain or general cargo, a special fee is charged depending upon the amount of work and time involved.