EMPTY CONTAINER STORAGE

The Authority will assess an Empty Container Terminal Storage charge for each empty container that exceeds the Allowable Empty Container inventory for the monthly reporting period. The Allowable Empty Container inventory for the monthly reporting period is computed as follows:

Step 1 – Calculate the weekly average. The weekly average is calculated using the number of loaded containers that have transferred via railcar from Garden City Terminal to the Gainesville Inland Port (GIP) within the last three (3) months prior to the current billing period.

Step 2 – Multiply the weekly average, as calculated in Step 1, by the number of days in the current billable month. That number is then multiplied by a factor of 1.0 and the total will equal the Allowable Empty Container Inventory Total. The Authority will compare the number of empty containers allowed to the actual cumulative empty containers on the terminal for that month. If the actual cumulative empty container inventory exceeds the Allowable Empty Container Inventory for the reporting period, then the difference will be assessed the Empty Container Terminal Storage charge in Schedule No. 12 Rule 34-210.

Note 1: The Empty Container Storage charge will be calculated and invoiced monthly to the ocean carrier or its agent.