Assessments « BC Maritime Employers Association

A. Cargo Assessments

Effective April 1, 2020

Assessment for Society Operating, Mechanization & Modernization Allowance, Dispatch, Training, and selected other Collective Agreement Expenses

1.	(a) General Cargo (excluding cargo contained within containers)	From	To
	- per metric tonne	$0.76	$0.78
	(b) Vehicles
	- per vehicle	$1.90	$1.94
	(c) Steel
	- per metric tonne	$1.61	$1.71
	(d) Cargo contained within import and export C.Y. and C.F.S. containers
	- Per T.E.U.	$8.16	$8.67
	All assessments for containerized cargo are based on a rate per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit). For the convenience of some users the equivalent rates for different sized containers is shown below:
	– Per 40 ft container	$16.32	$17.34
	– Per 45 ft container	$18.36	$19.51
	– Per 53 ft container	$21.62	$22.98
2.	Bulk Grain
	- per metric tonne	$0.07	(unchanged)
3.	*Bulk cargo including liquids
	- per Collective Agreement hour	$5.11	$5.45
4.	Other Bulk including Sugar
	- per metric tonne	$0.20	$0.22
5.	Lumber
	- per M.B.M.	$1.09	$1.11
6.	Logs
	- per M. Scribner	$1.64	$1.74
7.	Coastwise including Cruise and Passenger Ships
	- per Collective Agreement hour	$5.57	$5.86

B. Hourly and Payroll Assessments

Effective April 1, 2020

Assessment for Longshore Health and Welfare and Hourly Pension Costs

		From	To
	– per longshore Collective Agreement Hour	$5.45	(unchanged)

Assessments for Longshore Pensions (as a % of Payroll), Vacation Pay, Canada Pension Plan, General Holiday Pay, Central Records and Selected Workers’ Compensation Board Premiums

	– percentage of Longshore Collective Agreement Payroll	27.59%	(unchanged)
	– percentage of foremen Collective Agreement Payroll	3.29%	2.80%

C. British Columbia Maritime Employers Association

Container Gainshare Assessment

– Unchanged April 1, 2018

Longshore & Foremen

Weiler Formula and Foremen’s Container Gainsharing Agreement applicable for all T.E.U.’s, full or empty handled by longshoremen and supervised by foremen, which are loaded to or discharged from any vessel (including barges), train or truck whose origin is from or destination is to any point outside of British Columbia.

	From	To
- per T.E.U.	$12.20	(unchanged)
All assessments for containerized cargo are based on a rate per TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit). For the convenience of some users the equivalent rates for different sized containers is shown below:
- Per 40 ft container	$24.40	(unchanged)
- Per 45 ft container	$27.45	(unchanged)
- Per 53 ft container	$32.33	(unchanged)

D. Vancouver Island Gang Interchange Assessments

Unchanged from April 1, 2011

Charged on all cargo handled within the Vancouver Island port areas detailed in Article 22.2(b)

	General Cargo
	- per metric tonne	$0.363
	Steel
	- per metric tonne	$0.484
	Lumber
	- per M.B.M.	$0.545
	Logs
	- per M. Scribner	$1.172
	Other Bulk
	- per metric tonne	$0.077
	Bulk Liquids
	- per hour	$0.605
	Cable Vessels
	- per meter of cable	$0.069
	Containers – Contained within import and export C.Y. and C.F.S. containers
	- per T.E.U.	$3.025
	All assessments for containerized cargo are based on a rate per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit). For the convenience of some users the equivalent rates for different sized containers is shown below:
	- Per 40 ft container	$6.05
	- Per 45 ft container	$6.81
	- Per 53 ft container	$8.02
	Coastwise including Cruise and Passenger Ships
	- per Collective Agreement hour	$0.605
	The cost of travel time and fares, as set by the BCMEA from time to time, chargeable to the Gang Interchange Pool, when employees (ship and dock) are required to travel to another port is limited to the amounts described in Article 22 or the ILWU/BCMEA Collective Agreement, less 4 hours travel time and $17.50 in fares.

E. Lower Mainland Interchange Assessments

Unchanged from April 1, 2017

Charged on all cargo except grain handled in the Vancouver and New Westminster port areas.

	General Cargo
	per metric tonne	$0.02
	Vehicles
	per vehicle	$0.04
	Steel
	per metric tonne	$0.03
	Cargo (contained within import and export C.Y. and C.F.S. containers)
	per T.E.U.	$0.15
	All assessments for containerized cargo are based on a rate per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit). For the convenience of some users the equivalent rates for different sized containers is shown below:
	Per 40 ft container	$0.30
	Per 45 ft container	$0.34
	Per 53 ft container	$0.40
	Bulk Cargo including liquids
	per Collective Agreement hour	$0.10
	Other Bulk including Sugar
	per metric tonne	$0.00
	Lumber
	per M.B.M.	$0.02
	Logs
	per M. Scribner	$0.04
	Woodchips
	per B.D.U.	$0.02
	Coastwise including Cruise and Passenger Ships and Cable Vessels
	per Collective Agreement hour	$0.11

The cost of travel time and any allowance chargeable to the Lower Mainland Interchange Pool is to be billed as follows:

Employers paying travel time for longshore employees to travel from Vancouver to Squamish Terminals and return should bill the Lower Mainland Interchange Pool, at rates set by the BCMEA from time to time, for 1½ hours travel time for each employee required to travel.
The BCMEA Vancouver Dispatch office will continue to prepare time sheets for all other reimbursable travel within the Lower Mainland area. The BCMEA will pay the employees directly from the Lower Mainland Interchange Pool.

NOTE:
ASSESSMENT RATES FOR ANY COMMODITY NOT LISTED HEREIN MUST BE CONFIRMED WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE BCMEA.

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