Port Disbursement Account - Estimate

Estimate the total Port Disbursement Account (DA) by summing the standard line items - port dues, pilotage, tugs, mooring, agency fee, launch, customs and sundries.

PortDACosts

Port duesUSDPilotage (in+out)USDTug costsUSDMooring/linesmenUSDAgency feeUSDSundries (launch, customs, waste)USD

Line items subtotal: 65,000USD

5 % contingency: 3,250USD

Estimated DA total: 68,250USD

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\text{DA} = \sum (\text{dues} + \text{pilot} + \text{tugs} + \ldots) \cdot (1 + c)

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$DA$	Disbursement Account	USD
$c$	Contingency fraction

Source: BIMCO - Port Disbursement Guidance

In short

Estimate the total Port Disbursement Account (DA) by summing the standard line items - port dues, pilotage, tugs, mooring, agency fee, launch, customs and sundries.

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