Rule
6-121
Schedule
829882
Subject
Dockage Charges
Effective
October 1, 2026
Issued
October 1, 2026
Each vessel owner, operator, or agent will pay dockage charges based on the vessel classification and LOA (length overall) as published in LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING per linear foot. Dockage charges are applicable per each 24 hours period or fraction thereof beginning at the time the vessel or barge moors and ending when the vessel or barge unmoors. A minimum dockage charge of $1,105.38 per vessel or barge, per day will apply. Dockage charges are due prior to the vessels leaving the GPA’s terminals, unless credit has been established. GPA will not bill dockage charges for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Christmas Day.
| RORO AND VEHICLE VESSELS | |
| 0 ft to 650 ft | $15.05 |
| 651 ft and over | $16.83 |
| NON-RORO VESSELS AT COLONEL’S ISLAND | |
| per foot the first day | $15.05 |
| per foot each day thereafter | $16.83 |
| VESSELS/BARGES NOT OTHERWISE SHOWN | |
| 0 ft to 525 ft | $15.05 |
| 526 ft and over | $16.83 |
EARLY DOCKAGE
Vessels making regularly scheduled calls to the GPA’s facilities may be granted early dockage, subject to each the following conditions:
- Berth availability
- Approval of the GPA’s Ship Operations Department
- Vessel arrives at berth the evening prior and labor is scheduled to start work the following morning by no later than 0800 hours
- Dockage charges will commence at 0600
If early dockage is granted, any other negotiated dockage rates may not apply, particularly if the result is no dockage assessment whatsoever.
IDLE DOCKAGE
Vessels making regularly scheduled calls to the GPA’s facilities may be granted, upon request, idle dockage at one-half of the MTOS dockage rate, subject to the minimum dockage charge, based on berth availability and at the discretion of the GPA’s Ship Operations Department. Examples of when idle dockage may be granted are vessel repair and governmental seizure.
GOVERNMENT VESSELS
U.S. Navy vessels, foreign naval vessels, or other U.S. Government vessels making infrequent visits of short duration for recreation, or open house (Liberty calls), will be provided a berth, at no charge, on a space available basis subject to prior written approval from the GPA’s Ship Operations Department.
The Authority will not assess dockage charges to the ocean carriers for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Christmas Day.