Port of Houston Authority Tariff No. 8 January 1, 2020 Rates, Rules, and Regulations Governing the Houston Ship Channel and the Public Owned Wharves Issued by: Port of Houston Authority 111 East Loop North - Houston, Texas 77029 P. O. Box 2562 - Houston, Texas 77252-2562 Telephone: (713) 670-2400 PORT OF HOUSTON TARIFF NO. 8 Page No. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION ONE: DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS SUBJECT SUBRULE PAGE NO. Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 036 ............................................... 12 Agent or Vessel Agent ........................................................................................ 001 ................................................. 7 Berth ................................................................................................................... 002 ................................................. 7 Bonded Storage ................................................................................................. 003 ................................................. 7 Checking ............................................................................................................ 004 ................................................. 7 Container ............................................................................................................ 005 ................................................. 7 Day ..................................................................................................................... 006 ................................................. 7 Dockage ............................................................................................................. 007 ................................................. 7 Executive Director…………………………………… ............................................ 008 ................................................. 7 Free Time ........................................................................................................... 009 ................................................. 7 Gross Registered Tonnage ................................................................................ 010 ................................................. 8 Handling ............................................................................................................. 011 ................................................. 8 Individual Steamship Line .................................................................................. 012 ................................................. 8 Liner Service ...................................................................................................... 013 ................................................. 8 Loading & Unloading .......................................................................................... 014 ................................................. 8 Marginal Tracks .................................................................................................. 015 ................................................. 8 Overtime ............................................................................................................. 016 ................................................. 8 Pallet .................................................................................................................. 017 ................................................. 8 PHA Holidays ..................................................................................................... 018 ................................................. 9 Point of Rest ....................................................................................................... 019 ................................................. 9 Port of Houston Authority ................................................................................... 020 ................................................. 9 Shed and/or Wharf Use Hire .............................................................................. 021 ................................................. 9 Shipside .............................................................................................................. 022 ................................................. 9 Storage ............................................................................................................... 023 ................................................. 9 Straight Time ...................................................................................................... 024 ............................................... 10 Transshipped Cargo ........................................................................................... 025 ............................................... 10 Ton ..................................................................................................................... 026 ............................................... 10 Traffic ................................................................................................................. 027 ............................................... 10 Unitized............................................................................................................... 028 ............................................... 10 User .................................................................................................................... 029 ............................................... 11 Vessel ................................................................................................................. 030 ............................................... 11 Vessel Operator ................................................................................................. 031 ............................................... 11 Waterways.......................................................................................................... 032 ............................................... 11 Wharf .................................................................................................................. 033 ............................................... 11 Wharfage ............................................................................................................ 034 ............................................... 11 Wharf Demurrage .............................................................................................. 035 ............................................... 11 Issued: December 20, 2019 Effective: January 1, 2020 PORT OF HOUSTON TARIFF NO. 8 Page No. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION TWO: GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS SUBJECT SUBRULE PAGE NO. Application of Tariff and Enforceability ............................................................... 048 ............................................... 14 Billing, Assessment, and Collection of Charges ................................................. 050 ............................................... 19 Staging Cargo and Storing Equipment ............................................................... 055 ............................................... 30 Charges for Emergency Response Services ..................................................... 061 ............................................... 33 Cleaning of Property, Responsibility for ............................................................. 058 ............................................... 32 Environmental Regulations; Smoking Prohibition .............................................. 057 ............................................... 32 Fines and Penalties ............................................................................................ 065 ............................................... 35 Fire Equipment, Responsibility for ...................................................................... 060 ............................................... 33 Fires, Preventing, Detecting, Controlling, and Fighting of .................................. 067 ............................................... 36 Freight Handling ................................................................................................. 054 ............................................... 26 Gulf Seaports Marine Terminal Conference....................................................... 046 ............................................... 13 Hazardous Commodities .................................................................................... 053 ............................................... 25 Health and Safety ............................................................................................... 068 ............................................... 45 Insurance Requirements for Trucks and Other Vehicles ................................... 073 ............................................... 49 Jurisdiction ......................................................................................................... 047 ............................................... 14 Liability of Port Authority ..................................................................................... 052 ............................................... 23 Lightering and Bunkering .................................................................................. 070 ............................................... 49 Navigation Precautions ...................................................................................... 071 ..............................................