Effective	18APR2025
Filed	18APR2025
Filing Codes	I

Time/Volume Rates (TVR) in this tariff shall be as
specified in individual commodity descriptions and TRI's
referenced as Time/Volume Rates, in accordance with
46 C.F.R. Section 520.12 and subject to the terms and
conditions below.
 
General Terms:
 
a) Once a Time/Volume Rate is accepted by one shipper, 
   it shall remain in effect for the time specified, 
   without amendment; and
 
b) Shipper notices and shipment records supporting a 
   Time/Volume Rate will be maintained by the carrier 
   for five years after any shipper's use of a 
   Time/Volume Rate has ended.
 
          Agreement for Time/Volume Rates
 
We, (insert company name) of which head office is located 
in (insert company address) wish to accept Time Volume 
Rate No. (insert TVR No.) which is offered by (insert
(Carrier Name) (hereinafter "Carrier") as per local and
intermodal freight tariff No. 001.
 
Contact: (insert name)  Phone: (insert phone number)
 
We agree to place the TVR No. on the body of each bill 
of lading issued and agree that bills of lading which 
do not bear the TVR No. will not be counted toward the 
required minimum and that such shipments shall be rated 
at the applicable tariff rate.
 
We further agree to place our name as shipper and/or 
consignee (not notify party) in full style on each 
bill of lading and that any bill of lading which has 
a name other than as shown herein shall not be counted 
toward any tvr requirement.
 
Name: (insert name)
 
Title: (insert title)
 
Date: (insert date)
 
This enrollment is acknowledged by Carrier. Your 
enrollment number is (insert TVR No.).
 
Name: (insert name)
 
Title: (insert title)
 
Date: (insert date)
 
Enrollment must be in the name of the shipper or 
consignee making the application. Carrier shall notify 
shipper/consignee of the enrollment number assigned.
 
This Time/Volume Rates agreement is made as of (insert 
date), and it includes the following terms:
 
1. Term:
 
   This TVR agreement shall become effective for the 
   period specified in the commodity description and TVR 
   referring hereto for application. For the purpose 
   of determining whether or not a cargo movement occurs 
   during the term of this TVR agreement, the pertinent 
   date shall be the date when the full bill of lading 
   quantity has been received by the carrier.
 
2. Minimum/Maximum Volume:
 
   The shipper shall tender for shipment to Carrier
   during the term of this TVR agreement a 
   Minimum/Maximum cargo as specified in 
   the commodity description and TVR referring hereto for
   application.
 
3. Scope:
 
   This TVR agreement covers container transportation 
   and related service from (or at) Carrier's nominated
   receiving facilities at the origin port(s) and 
   point(s) to (or at) Carrier's nominated delivery 
   facilities at the destination port(s) and point(s) 
   for which there are rates in the TVR referring 
   hereto for application. The commodities covered by 
   this TVR are those in the commodity description 
   referring hereto for application.
 
4. Rates:   
 
   The rates for this TVR agreement are contained in 
   the TVR referring hereto for application.
 
5. Failure to meet minimum volume requirements:
 
   Cargo shall be rated at the applicable TVR. If the 
   shipper/consignee fails to tender the minimum volume 
   commitment specified in the individual TVR, the 
   carrier shall re-rate the cargo at the otherwise 
   applicable tariff rate and invoice the shipper/
   consignee and shipper/consignee agrees to pay deficit
   charges on the difference between the freight charges 
   actually paid and the freight charges applicable due 
   to the re-rating. The total of any amounts due 
   hereunder shall be paid directly to the carrier 
   within thirty (30) days following written notification 
   by the carrier.
 
6. Verification:
 
   Each original bill of lading for a shipment under 
   the individual TVR shall bear the TVR No. contained 
   on the application of TVR in an appropriate column 
   such as shipper or consignee column. The shipment 
   records which will be maintained to support the 
   individual TVR are the respective bills of lading 
   and any notices. The record keeping officer shall be:
 
   (insert name and address)
 
   The record keeping officer shall also be the person 
   to respond to a request for shipment records under 
   46 C.F.R. 520.
 
7. Other conditions in general:
 
   i) Shipments shall be counted toward only one (1) TVR.
 
   ii) Beyond its obligations as a common carrier, the
   carrier makes no commitment to any defined service 
   level, such as assured space, transit time, port 
   rotation or similar service feature.
 
Carrier                      Shipper
 
By: (insert name)            By: (insert name) 
 
Title: (insert title)        Title: (insert title)
 
Date: (insert date)          Date: (insert date)
 
___________________          ___________________
   (Signature)                  (Signature) 
 

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