Stevedoring Services

WE FACILITATE THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF SHIPS CARGO.

 

STEVEDORE SERVICES shall mean services rendered by the Terminal Operator, for the benefit of the carrier/
cargo during the period in which non-containerized cargo is being moved by employees of the Terminal Operator
between the end of the vessel’s tackle and the vessel’s hold, or from the vessel’s hold to the end of the
vessel’s tackle and including placing of cargo on pallets, slings, nets, or other equipment for the
purpose of lifting cargo out of the vessel; lifting cargo into the vessel from the dock or from the vessel
to the dock.  For containerized cargo, stevedore services shall mean services rendered the carrier/cargo
between the vessel’s deck or hold and the point of rest on the dock or the terminal facilities.

CARGO OPERATIONS:
 
BULK CARGO shall mean cargo such as sand, fertilizers, copra, etc., which require special “bulk” handling or 
bagging for discharge or loading and carried in bulk without mark or count.
 
CONTAINERIZED CARGO shall mean cargo in a container conforming to the specifications defined in Section A.4.
 
DRUMMED CARGO shall mean liquid cargo such as gasoline, oils, greases, asphalt, chemicals, etc.,
packed in the average 55-gal steel drum.
 
FRUSTRATED CARGO shall mean cargo that for any reason remains undelivered with the port terminal
facilities within thirty (30) days for general cargo and one (1) day for reefer cargo from date of discharge from
the carrying vessel.

HAZARDOUS CARGO shall mean all commodities which U.S.C.G. lists in their publication, “Explosives or
Other Dangerous Articles on Board Vessels” either in open or closed shelter, deemed hazardous and dangerous
cargo.  Charges will be assessed accordingly under the provision of the schedule.
 
INBOUND CARGO shall mean cargo received at the port terminal facilities by water transportation.

OUTBOUND CARGO shall mean cargo received at the terminal facilities for shipment by water
transportation.
 
PALLETIZED CARGO shall mean quantity of any item, packaged or unpackaged, which is arranged on a pallet in
a specified manner and securely fastened thereto so that the whole is handled as a unit, bearing one shipping
mark and consigned to one consignee.

STUFFING CARGO shall mean the stowing of cargo into a container or van from a position in front of the
container at point of rest.
 
TRANSHIPMENT CARGO shall mean cargo which is off-loaded from one vessel and loaded onto another vessel
for further transport and so designated by documentation furnished by the first carrier or its agents to the
Terminal Operator.
 
UNSTUFFING CARGO shall mean removal of cargo from a container or van onto pallets at point of rest.