Vessels making regular calls for the receipt and delivery of freight and/or passengers.

The service of loading or unloading cargo between any place on the terminal and railroad cars, trucks or any other means of land conveyance to or from the terminal facility.

Holidays falling on Sunday will be observed the following Monday.

The area of the terminal facility which is assigned for the receipt of inbound cargo from the ship and from which inbound cargo may be delivered to the consignee and that area of the terminal facility which is assigned for the receipt of outbound cargo from shipper for loading of vessel.

PORT-AUTHORITY:

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.

The location of cargo within reach of ship's tackle within berth space, in accordance with the customs and practices of this port.

A charge assessed against cargo remaining in transit sheds beyond free time allowed.

A unit of weight of 2,000 pounds.

UNITIZED:

The term "unitized", when applicable 190 in this tariff in connection with loading and unloading means shipments of commodities, either pre-palletized, skidded, crated, boxed, or packaged to permit free access of forklift tines.

A user of the facilities owned, leased, and/or controlled by the Port Arthur Port Authority shall include any vessel or person using any Port of Port Arthur properties, facilities, or equipment, or to whom or for whom any service, work, or labor is furnished, performed, done, or made available by Port Arthur Port Authority, or any person owning or having custody of cargo moving over such facilities.

(*) VESSEL:

Includes within its meaning every description of water craft or other artificial contrivance whether self-propelled or non-self-propelled, used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, and shall include in its meaning the owner thereof.

The party or entity which submits the application for berth.

(*) WHARF DEMURRAGE:

A charge assessed against cargo remaining in or on terminal facilities after the expiration of free-time, unless other arrangements have been made for storage.

(*) WHARFAGE:

A charge assessed against the cargo or vessel on all cargo passing or conveyed over, onto or under wharves, or between vessels (to or from barge, lighter or water) when berthed at wharf or when moored in slip adjacent to wharf. Wharfage is solely the charge for use of wharf and does not include charges for any other service.

(*) WHARF:

Any wharf, pier, quay, landing, or other stationary structure to which a vessel may make fast or which may be utilized in the transit or handling of cargo or passengers and shall include other port terminal facility areas along side of which vessels may lie or which are suitable for and are used in the loading, unloading, assembling, distribution, or handling of cargo.

METRIC CONVERSION TABLE

The following table is published for convenience 225 and as a guide for measurement conversion when necessary.

To Find:	Given	Multiply
Metric Tons	Short Tons	Short Tons by 0.907
Short Tons	Metric Tons	Metric Tons by 1.102
Metric Tons	Long Tons	Long Tons by 1.016
Long Tons	Metric Tons	Metric Tons by 0.984
Kilos	Pounds	Pounds by 0.4536
Pounds	Kilos	Kilos by 2.2046
Cubic Meters	Measurement
Tons (40 Cu. Ft.)	Measurement	Tons by 1.133
Tons (40 Cu. Ft.)	Cubic Meters	Cubic Meters by 0.883
Cubic Meters	MFBMs (Ft.B.M in thousands)	MFBMs by 2.36
(Ft.B.M in thousands)	Cubic Meters	Cubic Meters by 0.424

 

Metric Equivalents

1 Kilo - 2.2046 Pounds
1 Metric Ton - 1,000 Kilos
1 Pound - 0.4563 Kilos
1 CWT (US - 100 Pounds) - 45.359 Kilos or 0.04536 Metric Tons
1 CWT (British - 112 lbs.) - 50.802 Kilos of 0.0508 Metric Tons Bushel Grain (US) - 60 Pounds - 27.216 Kilos
1 Cubic Meter - 35.315 Cubic Feet
1 Cubic Foot - 0.0283 Cubic Meters
1,000 Ft.B.M. - 83.33 Cubic Feet
1 Cubic Meter - 423.792 Ft.B.M.
1 Barrel (US - 42 Gallons) 158.987 Liters

ABBREVIATIONS AND/OR SYMBOLS

c	Cents
$	Dollar
%	Percent
(A)	Addition
(C)	Change in wording which results in neither increase nor reduction
(I)	Increase
(N)	New Item
(R)	Reduction
Cont'd	Continued
Cu. Ft	Cubic Feet
cwt	Hundred pound weight
FMC	Federal Maritime Commission
FTZ	Foreign Trade Zone
GRT	Gross registered ton
ISO	Intl. Standardization Organization
Lbs.	Pounds
LCL	Less than carloads
LOA	Length‑over‑all
MFB	Thousand board feet
MT	Metric ton
NOS	Not otherwise specified
O/T	Other Than
(*)	The rate, rule, or regulation bearing this reference mark is published pursuant to agreement of Gulf Port Members of the Gulf Seaports Marine Terminal Conf. (See Page 2,034,001)