Department Tariff 1-D
(Cancels Docks Department Tariff No. 1-c)
(in its entirety)
Containing:
Rates and Charges applicable at General Cargo and Container Facilities
AND
Rules and Regulations Applicable at Facilities
Of the
ALABAMA STATE DOCKS DEPARTMENT
At
Mobile, Alabama
(An Agency of the State of Alabama)
EFFECTIVE: July 1, 1999
P O R T OF M O B I L E
ALABAMA STATE DOCKS DEPARTMENT
TARIFF NO. 1-D
P. O. BOX 1588
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36633
James K. Lyons
Director and
Chief Executive Officer
(c)
Issued by:
Hal Hudgins, Manager
General Cargo/Intermodal Division
Telephone (251) 441-7234
FAX (251) 441-7231
( c )
Michael H. Parker, Operations Manager
General Cargo/Intermodal Division
Telephone (251) 441-7232
FAX (251) 441-7231

SALES OFFICE:
( C )
MOBILE:
International Trade Center
250 North Water Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
(251) 441-7100
101 EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999

GULF SEAPORTS MARINE TERMINAL CONFERENCE
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AGREEMENT NO. 224-200163
APPROVED DECEMBER 2, 1988
PARTICIPATING MEMBERS

Page 1 of 6 1. Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
2. Board of Commissioners of Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District
3. Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission
4. Orange County Navigation and Port District, Orange, Texas
5. Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
6. Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas
7. Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas
8. Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves
9. Alabama State Docks Department, Mobile, Alabama
10. South Louisiana Port Commission, LaPlace, Louisiana
11. Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas
12. Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas
13. Tampa Port Authority of Hillsborough County, Florida
14. Port of Corpus Christi Authority
15. Panama City Port Authority
16. Port of Pensacola
17. Brazos River Harbor Navigation District of Brazoria County, Texas
18. Board of Commissioners of the Jackson County Port Authority (Port of Pascagoula)
19. Manatee Counts Port Authority of Palmetto, Florida
20. St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, Chalmette, Louisiana
21. Port of West St. Mary, Franklin, Louisiana
Notice: The Gulf Seaports Marine Terminal Conference Agreement permits the participating
members to discuss and agree upon port terminal rates, charges, rules, and regulations. Any
such rates, charges, rules, and regulations, adopted pursuant to said agreement, shall be
published in the respective tariffs of said members and so identified by proper Symbol and
explanation.
Shippers' Request and Complaints: Shippers, or other users of the facilities and services of the
members of said conference, desiring to present requests or complaints with respect to any such
rates, charges, rules and regulations, adopted pursuant to said Conference agreement, should
submit the same, in writing, to the chairman of the Conference, at the address below, giving full
particulars, including all relevant facts, conditions and circumstances pertaining to the request or
complaint. Should further information be required by the Conference for full consideration of the
request or complaint, the Conference Chairman will so advise by mail. The said chairman will
notify such shipper or complainant of the docketing of the matter and the date and time of the
proposed meeting, and if said shipper or complainant desires to be heard, he shall make request
therefor upon the Conference Chairman in advance of the meeting.
John P. LaRue, Conference Chairman
c/o Port of Corpus Christi
P.O. Box 1541
Corpus Christi, Texas 78403
102 AGENT OR VESSEL AGENT EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The party or entity which submits the application for berth.
104 APRON, APRON WHARF, WHARF APRON EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
That part of the wharf structure lying between the outer edge of the guard rail and the transit
shed; or, as to open wharves, that part of the wharf structure carried on piles beyond the fill.
106 ARRIVAL AT BERTH EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The time at which an incoming vessel moors to her berth.
108 BERTH EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The water area at the edge of a wharf, including mooring facilities, used by a vessel while
docked.
110 CHECKING EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999

Page 2 of 6 The service of counting and checking cargo against appropriate documents for the account of the
cargo or the vessel, or other person requesting same.
112 CONSOLIDATION EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
As used in this tariff in connection with cargo the term "consolidation" means the assembly of any
individual shipment or individual lot of freight from more than one lot, stock or pile at the same
location.
114 CONTAINER EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
A standard (I.S.O.) seagoing container 20 feet in length or over.
116 DAY EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
A consecutive 24-hour period or fraction thereof.
118 DEPARTURE FROM BERTH EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The time at which an outgoing vessel departs from her berth.
120 DIRECT HANDLING EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Cargo may be handled direct to or from inland conveyance (Truck, Rail Car or Barge) by the
vessel when such cargo does not come to rest on the pier or in the warehouse or transit shed.
The direct handling must be a continuous move between the conveyance and the vessel.
122 DOCKAGE EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The charge assessed against a vessel for berthing at a wharf, pier, bulkhead structure, or bank or
for mooring to a vessel so berthed.
124 END OF SHIP'S TACKLE EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Wherever in this tariff the term end of ship's tackle is used it means that immediate moment in
time container or cargo is on hook or gear of ship or stevedore simultaneous with fastening of
container or cargo to or release of container or cargo from hook or gear.
126 ENVIRONMENT EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Shall mean soil, surface waters, groundwaters, land, stream and sediments, surface or
subsurface strata, ambient air, indoor air and indoor air quality, interior and/or exterior of any
building or improvement and any environmental medium.
128 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Shall mean any condition of the Environment that results from any person's use, occupation,
and/or operation at a facility of the Alabama State Docks Department.
130 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Shall mean the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et
seq., as amended ("RCRA"); the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq., as amended ("CERCLA"); the Clean Air Act
of 1963 42 U.S.C. Section 7401, et seq., as amended ("Clean Air Act"); the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act of 1977 and 1987, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251, et seq., as amended (Clean
Water Act"); the Alabama Air Pollution Control Act, Alabama Code Section 22-28-1 et seq., as
amended; the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act, Alabama Code Section 22-22-1, et seq., as
amended; and any other present or future federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule, or
ordinance relating to protection of the environment or otherwise dealing with the subject matter of
the preceding federal and state statutes.
132 FREE TIME EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The specified period during which cargo may occupy space assigned to it on terminal property
free of wharf demurrage or terminal storage charges immediately prior to the unloading or
subsequent to the discharge of such cargo on or off the vessel.
134 GRT/LOA EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Whenever used in this tariff with respect to a vessel the term "GRT" means the tonnage figure, or
if more than one, the highest tonnage figure, appearing in Lloyd's Register of shipping book as

Page 3 of 6 the official gross registered tonnage of the vessel, "LOA" designation refers to the length overall
of a vessel as reflected in Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
136 HANDLING EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The service of physically moving cargo between point of rest and any place on the terminal
facility, other than the end of ship's tackle.
138 HEAVY LIFT EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The service of providing heavy lift cranes or equipment for lifting cargo.
140 LOADING OR UNLOADING EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
The service of loading or unloading cargo between any place on the terminal and railroad cars,
trucks, or barges (other than ocean going barges) or any other means of conveyance to or from
the terminal facility.
142 MARGINAL TRACKS EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Railroad tracks on the wharf apron within reach of ship's tackle.
144 PARTICULAR CLAIM ON BERTH PRIVILEGE EFFECTIVE: May 1, 1999
Wherever the term "Particular Claim on Berth Privilege" is used in this Tariff it means a superior
claim to the use of a particular berth by or for account of a vessel for the sole purpose of and only
while discharging or loading cargo, and must not be construed as meaning the exclusive use of
such berth for that or for any other purpose. When there is more than one particular claim on
berth privilege for the same berth the superiority of claim shall be determined by (a) order of
dates which the privilege has been granted, (b) availability of the berth, (c) cargo location or
availability, (d) vessel ETA, (e) order of dates of receipt of berthing application and other related
factors.
The Alabama State Docks reserves the right at all times to assign berths and determine priorities
for berth assignments, and to order any vessel to