CPA sets fees for Rota’s small boat harbor

The two boat slips closest to the Rota West Harbor Seaport are now designated as a small boat harbor. (CPA )

Commonwealth Ports Authority executive director Chris Tenorio issued a memo last Tuesday outlining the rates and charges for the use of the newly-designated small boat harbor of the Rota West Harbor Seaport.

Chief among the charges is a port entry fee of $110.20 for all vessels (except military and government-owned vessels) when entering the port to use the harbor. The CPA memo also outlines the dockage fee, home port fee, and wharfage rates for all cargo unloaded at the harbor.

Tenorio said the two boat slips closest to the Rota West Harbor Seaport are now designated as a small boat harbor.

The CPA memo states that wharfage rates for all cargo unloaded at the small boat harbor shall be charged on the basis of weight and shall be as follows:

Total Weight Total Wharfage Due
0 to 99 lbs $3.00
100 to 199 lbs $4.14
200 to 299 lbs $4.71
300 to 399 lbs $5.28
400 to 499 lbs $5.85
500 to 599 lbs $6.42
600 to 699 lbs $6.99
700 to 799 lbs $7.56
800 to 899 lbs $8.13
900 to 999 lbs $8.70
1,000 to 1,099 lbs $9.27
1,100 to 1,199 lbs $9.84
1,200 to 1,299 lbs $10.41
1,300 to 1,399 lbs $10.98
1,400 to 2,000 lbs $11.40
If the cargo unloaded weighs over 2,000 lbs, the total wharfage charged shall equal the sum of the “Total Wharfage Due” in the above chart for the “Total Weight” ranges that are equal to the total weight of the cargo unloaded.

Port entry fee
All vessels (except military and government-owned vessels) shall pay a port entry fee of $110.20 when entering a CNMI port for the purpose of using any marina or small boat harbor.

Dockage rate
Any vessel berthing or mooring to a vessel berthed at any marina or small boat harbor under the care and control of the CPA shall pay a charge of $8.31 for every hour after the third hour berthed or moored.

Home port fee
Rates and fees for vessels operating in the territorial waters of the Commonwealth on a continuing and long-term basis may be established by agreement, exclusive of this terminal tariff, pursuant to the powers conferred upon CPA by law. In the absence of such an agreement, individuals with home port permits for marinas or small boat harbors shall pay all of the rates and fees set forth in this terminal tariff and elsewhere in the harbor regulations shall apply, except that the dockage rates shall be as follows:

Vessel Length Charge per month:
0 to 10 $22.80
10 to 12 $30.40
12 to 14 $38.00
14 to 16 $45.60
16 to 18 $62.70
18 to 20 $76.00
20 to 22 $83.60
22 to 24 $91.20
24 to 25 $100.70
25 to 50 $155.80
50 to 75 $210.90
75 to 100 $319.20
All other regulations shall continue to apply to any vessel using the Small Boat Harbor at Rota West Harbor. Before using the Small Boat Harbor, contact CPA Rota during regular business hours from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (closed on holidays) at (670) 532-9497 as ascertain available docking areas. (PR)