The Container Crane Rental rate is
$500.00 per hour for Mobile Harbor Cranes
$650.00 per hour for Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes
A. The rate quoted in this Tariff does not
include the costs of hiring a crane operator. The crane operator shall be
furnished, supervised and employed by the licensed stevedore renting the
crane(s).
B. Crane rental includes
crane mechanics.
C. Crane time
shall be computed from the time the crane(s) is/are ordered to be available
(desired start-up time), until the crane(s) is/are dismissed and secured.
Stand-by time, calculated from desired start-up time until the crane(s) is/are
actually put into use, shall be charged at the rate of $200.00 per hour per
crane. A setup/take down fee shall be charged at a flat rate of $400.00 per
crane
D. Crane Downtime
No charge shall be made for downtime due to inclement
weather, or non-working meal hours.
For mechanical failure the first 30 minutes of downtime will
be considered to be determination of fault time, which time will be payable by
the renter. After first 30 minutes a credit of $150.00 will be issued for every
15 minutes thereafter plus waiver of rental fees. Downtime will end once crane
becomes operable or another crane is made available.
No credit will be issued for downtime as the result of
operators) errors or abuse nor gang standby time resulting from mechanical,
operator, vessel or inclement weather.
Credit will be reflected on invoice of crane fees
E. A crane rental application
shall be made no later than 12 hours prior to the desired start-up time. An
application shall be made to the Deputy Director of Operations. The application
submitted by the applicant shall include date, time, type and quantity of cargo
to be handled, and an estimated length the crane(s) will be rented.
F. There shall be a two-hour minimum charge
for each crane rental. Crane rental shall be billed in 15-minute
increments.
G. Stevedores shall
hire only qualified crane operators to operate the cranes. The stevedore shall
ensure that the crane user will conform to all applicable laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations of O.S.H.A., all regulations of the United States Coast
Guard and all other federal and state authorities having jurisdiction over the
user while operating the crane(s). The Stevedore renting the crane(s), being
the responsible party, shall have the authority to order the removal from a
crane any operator that he deems not qualified or who is otherwise operating
the crane in an unsafe manner.
H.
The crane(s) is/are furnished with a Container Spreader; all gear/rigging which
is required to perform a lifting operation other than containers shall be
furnished by the user. The rate quoted for start up in subpart C of this
section will apply during any time necessary to complete a rigging operation
before and after any lifting operations.
I. Vessels, their owners, agents, stevedores
and all users of the crane(s) shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the
Mississippi State Port Authority, its Board and employees from and against any
claim, demand, cause of action or proceeding of any kind or nature arising out
of, incident to, or resulting from the use of the cranes by the vessels, its
owners, agents, stevedores and other users of the crane(s), together with all
costs, expenses, and liabilities incurred as a result of any such claim,
demand, cause of action or proceeding, including, but not limited to, all
reasonable attorneys' fees to and through appellate, supplemental and
bankruptcy proceedings.
J. The
stevedore renting the crane(s) agrees to operate the crane(s) within its/their
rated capacity.
K. The Mississippi
State Port Authority, or its designee, will:
(i) perform a pre-operation
inspection;
(ii) start and position
the crane(s) prior to vessel operations; and
(iii) once the vessel has completed
operations, reposition the crane(s), shut down the crane(s) and perform a
post-operation inspection.
L. The Mississippi State Port Authority
reserves the absolute and exclusive right to the assignment and scheduling of
use of the crane(s).
M. Should any
damage occur while the crane(s) is/are rented, the damage must be reported
immediately by the stevedore to the Mississippi State Port Authority Operations
Department. An incident report detailing the pertinent facts (who, what, where
and when) concerning the incident shall be prepared by the stevedore. The
signed incident report shall be delivered to the Mississippi State Port
Authority at the time of the completion of the crane operation.
N. The stevedore or customer renting the
crane(s) is responsible for the operation thereof and assumes all risk of
injuries or damages which may arise, except that which results directly from
the negligence of the Port Authority. It is incumbent upon the user to make a
thorough inspection of the cranes prior to taking possession. All damages
revealed upon the post inspection of the cranes will be the responsibility of
the immediate prior user. The user shall be responsible for loss or damage and
cost of repairs, except that which results from the negligence of the Port
Authority.
