Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 1 - TARIFF NO.7 SCHEDULE OF CHARGES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PORT TERMINAL SERVICES
Chapter 02 - General Rules and Regulations
Section 28-1-02-110 - BERTH APPLICATION

No vessel shall enter or depart the Port of Gulfport until such time as the vessel has received authorization from the Port Authority. Vessels and/or their owners or agents shall be held liable for the payment of all charges incurred by the vessel and its agent, including liability for the payment of all charges incurred by the vessel's cargo, disclosure of principals to the contrary notwithstanding. Applications for berth made by agents of the vessel and request made by agents acting for the owners, shippers or receivers of the cargo for performance of any service under this Tariff shall constitute an agreement by said agents, as the case may be, to be held separately bound and ultimately liable for the payment of all or any part of the charges incurred by the vessel and/or its owners or by the cargo and/or its owners, shippers or receivers, as their respective interests may appear.

Any vessel desiring a berth at the Port of Gulfport shall, not less than 48 hours prior to the time of docking, make application in writing on the prescribed form through a licensed agent to the Port Authority for a berth assignment specifying the dates and estimated hours of arrival and sailing, and the nature and quantity of cargo, if any, to be handled.

Application for berth or other facility will constitute an agreement between the applicant and the Port Authority that all charges will be promptly paid upon presentation of invoice therefore, and that applicant will comply with all rules and regulations of the Port Authority.

As part of its applications for berth, the vessel, its owners or agents, shall advise the Port Authority of the protection and indemnity association (P & I Club) which affords the vessel indemnity coverage as well as the name and telephone number of the nearest local, legal representative thereof knowledgeable with regard to such coverage.

NOTE: A penalty charge equal to the first day's dockage may be assessed against the agent, master and/or owner for any vessel, barge or other water craft that occupies a berth, and/or marginal track or sheddage dock space, anchorage, open dock, mooring place, or any other facility in the port for which a berth application in writing has not been received by the Port Authority in advance of the vessel's arrival in port.