Harbour facilities for both commercial vessels and leisure craft
Competent Harbour Authority for the Port of Plymouth Pilotage Service.



SCHEDULE OF COMMERCIAL RATES   
Effective 1st April 2009
 
- Harbour Dues on Vessels and Cargoes 
- Tug services and Hire Charges

 

             

SCHEDULE OF HARBOUR DUES ON VESSELS & CARGOES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

 

 

Pier and Harbour Order (Cattewater) Confirmation Act, 1950

The Harbours Act, 1964

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The following harbour dues will be applicable from 0001 on 1st April 2009

Note: Rates and dues for yachts and other small craft using the harbour are published separately

 

 

EXEMPTION

All vessels entering or leaving Sutton Harbour or the Millbay Docks at Plymouth and not anchoring in or using the Cattewater Harbour for any longer time than three days immediately before entering or leaving Sutton Harbour or Millbay Docks and not using the moorings or works of the Commissioners and not leaving the Cattewater Harbour during such three days except to go into Sutton Harbour or the Millbay Docks and also all cargoes of such vessels unless shipped or unshipped in Cattewater Harbour shall be exempt rates under this Schedule.

 

 

PART I - RATES ON VESSELS USING OR ENTERING THE HARBOUR

 

Rate 1

On every vessel entering the harbour for the purpose of laying by, bunkering,
taking on stores or executing repairs and remaining no more than 7 days
and not loading or discharging cargo, per gross registered ton                       7.5p

 

Rate 2

Every vessel to which Rate 1 is applicable shall if remaining more

than one week pay in addition for each week or part thereof

per gross registered ton                                                                                        15p

 

Rate 3

On every vessel discharging or loading cargo within the harbour
per gross registered ton                                                                                         15p

 

Rate 4

Every vessel to which Rate 3 is applicable shall if remaining more than one

month pay in addition for each week or part thereof after the first month,

per gross registered ton                                                                                         15p

 

Rate 5

Every vessel loading in the harbour after discharging to pay half rates
in addition to the ordinary inward rate       

                                   

Rate 6

Minimum charge on any vessel                                                                           £33.50

 

 


PART II - RATES ON GOODS SHIPPED OR UNSHIPPED WITHIN THE HARBOUR

(Rates on goods shipped or unshipped at berths in the harbour)

 

 

Rate 7

For unworked stone per metric tonne                                                                       6.4p

 

Rate 8

For sewage residue and dredged spoil per metric tonne                                     6.8p

                                                                       

Rate 9

For all other merchandise, goods articles and things per metric tonne             10.7p

 

Rate 10

For passengers landing in the Cattewater from cruise ships                       £3.00 / head

 

Rate 11

Project cargoes                                                                                             Rate on request

 

                                                                         

 

 

TUG SERVICES

 

The harbour tug ‘Prince Rock’ is available for hire in the Port of Plymouth.

 

‘PRINCE ROCK’ is a Halmatic WB 18 Workboat with the following characteristics:

 

Engines:                                  Twin Cummins KTA 19M4

Power:                                     Total 1044 Kw (1400 BHP)

Propellers:                               2 fixed, in Kort nozzles

Bollard Pull:                             18 tonnes

Crew:                                      2/3

 

Tug Services, under UK Standard Conditions for Towage and Other Services (Revised 1986), should be arranged either through the Harbour Office at the above address, or via Plymouth Pilots by telephone, or on VHF channel 14, giving the maximum notice possible, but in any case not less than 2 hours.

 

A copy of the UK Standard Conditions is available on application to the Commissioners.

 

The Tariff and other conditions are set out on the attached schedule.

 

 

    GENERAL TARIFF & ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

 

 

 

GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE

 

 

< 3000

3001 –

4000

4001 –

5000

5001 –

 8000

8001 –

10000

 

> 10000

Charge Rates

Monday to Friday

08:00  - 17:00

 

£238

 

£286

 

£330

 

£373

 

£422

 

£466

Monday to Friday

17:00 – 08:00

 

£308

 

£351

 

£401

 

£444

 

£487

 

£536

Weekends
(17:00 Fri/08:00 Mon)
     
&
Public Holidays

 

£373

 

£422

 

£466

 

£524

 

£567

 

£592

 

1.         Above are hourly Tug rates to assist all commercial vessels within the Port of Plymouth.

2.         Time calculated from Tug leaving berth to re-securing.

3.         Once an order for a Tug has been placed by Master/Owner or Agent, (either verbally, by telephone, radio, letter, fax or any other means) and then is subsequently cancelled a cancellation charge may be made.

4.                 Similarly, once an order for a tug has been placed by Master/Owner or Agent and is subsequently postponed, the Commissioners reserve the right to levy a charge.

5.         A 50% surcharge will be added to the above rates for vessels with no power.

6.         Small craft towage service etc., by negotiation.

 

 


View of the Cattewater towards Laira Bridge, showing the reclaimed Cocklebank (left centre) - location of the Theatre Royal's TR2 Building. 
On the right hand side is the Bardon Aggregates Terminal  

   

 


Two vessels working at Victoria Wharf, one loading bulk clay and the other discharging timber

 

 

 


Motor Tanker 'Bro Axel' discharging refined petroleum
products at Cattedown Wharves


Cargo vessels being worked
at Victoria Wharf

 


 

 

 

 

 

CATTEWATER HARBOUR COMMISSION - 2 The Barbican Plymouth PL1 2LR
Tel. 01752 665934 Fax. 01752 253624