Rule

6-138

Schedule

829957

Subject

Maximum Load or Height of Cargo in Sheds or on Wharves

Effective

October 1, 2026

Issued

October 1, 2026

GPA reserves the right to specify the following:

1.       The maximum load placed on transit shed floors, warehouse floors, and the wharf  deck slabs,

2.       How single heavy pieces shall be moved across said floors or wharves, and

3.       The maximum height to which any commodity may be stacked or piled.

If GPA determines an engineering analysis is necessary to ascertain whether a wharf deck slab can support the weight of cargo, handling or transport equipment, either individually or combined, GPA will assess the cost of such analysis to either the ocean carrier, stevedore or cargo account.