Jib Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Ever heard of Port fees/ tariffs/ harbor taxes on ships and cargo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaRed Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Oh of course, any port large enough to maintain a staff of port officials would intercept and board incoming vessels to assess their fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hence, the Revenue Cutter Service, precursor to the Coast Guard. Its purpose was to collect revenues from tarrifs. Coastie She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarborMaster Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I'll Take it !!! I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Customs inspection could be a major headache for pirates. Several of Henry Every's crew landed in Ireland with their loot in 1696, only to have the customs inspectors discover and seize their loot. The inspectors' suspicions had been aroused by the many foreign coins the pirates carried, their willingness to pay exorbitant prices for horses, and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jib Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 Any idea how much they used to demand? How about if the fee was based upon the size of the vessel, number of crew, or size of the cargo. I imagine this helped the smuggling trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJackRussell Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 In the pirates days, the harbour fee was normally fixed by the number of the masts (half ship, full ship, schooner...). Today it is set by the tons of loading capacity, either in tons or in toi. Today, if a very modern vessel stays 10 days in Hamburg harbour, it lost all it's worth... Quay charges are and where not the only costs. Cranes, warehoses, horses...all that cost extra. Jack (forwarder at Hamburg at normal business) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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