Port Fee Calculator

Port calls generate several separate categories of charges that a vessel operator needs to budget for together, and this calculator adds them up from five inputs: gross tonnage, length of stay, pilotage hours, tug count, and berth type. Port dues and light dues are both charged as a flat rate per gross ton (GT), so a larger vessel pays proportionally more of both regardless of how long it stays. Berth charges scale with gross tonnage AND length of stay together, and the daily rate itself depends on berth type -- this calculator uses illustrative per-GT-per-day rates that differ for an alongside berth, anchorage, and container terminal, since terminals typically charge more for the additional handling infrastructure. Pilotage is a base callout fee plus an hourly rate for the time a pilot actually spends aboard guiding the vessel in and out.

Towage is charged per tug, doubled to cover both the arrival and departure operations, since most vessels need tug assistance on both moves rather than just one. Finally, an agency fee combines a flat administrative charge with a small percentage of port dues, reflecting the local agent's coordination role. All six charge categories are summed into a total port cost, which is also expressed as a cost-per-day figure by dividing by the length of stay -- useful for comparing port calls of different durations on a like-for-like basis. The dollar rates used throughout are illustrative planning figures, not live tariff schedules from any specific port authority, since actual port dues and terminal rates vary widely by port and are published separately by each authority.