Indian Ports Act, 1908
73 [PART IV-PORTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the port District | Vessels chargeable | Rate of port dues | Dues how often chargeable in respect of same vessel | |
Class of vessels | Rate | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Kalingapatnam (srikakulam) Bheemunipatnam (Visakhapatnam.) |
Sea-going vessels of 42.45 cube meters (15tons) and upwards. | (1) Foreign ship or steamer calling at any port. | Fifteen paise per cubic meter. | Payable on each entry into the port. |
Kakinada (East Godavari) Narsapur (West Godavari) Machilipatnam (Krishna) |
(2) Foreign ship or steamer (referred to in item 1 above) calling at any port for more than once in the same voyage. | Twenty-five paise per cubic meter. | Payable once for one voyage. | |
Vadarevu (Prakasam) Krishnapatnam (Nelore) |
Sea-going vessels of 42.45 cubic meters (15 tons) and upwards. | (3) Coasting ship calling at any port. | Thirteen paise per cubic meter. | The payment of the dues at the port will exempt the ship for a period of 60 days from liability to pay the dues again at that port. |
(4)Coasting steamer calling at any port. | Fifteen paise per cubic meter. | The payment of the dues at the port will exempt the steamer for a period of thirty days from liability to pay dues again at that port.] |