One spout at Reserve is $4,500 an hour
You are loading a bulk carrier at the Terre Haute elevator in St. John the Baptist Parish and the spouts will not give the ship a full feed. Tariff No. 24 prices that restriction. It also says responsibility starts at the elevating leg and ends at the spout.
The answer at Terre Haute
A full feed here is two or three spouts. One spout, or a reduced rate the stowage plan forces, is $4,500 per hour or fraction under item 22 of Cargill Tariff No. 24, effective 1 September 2026.1 The tariff also covers Westwego. The St. John house is Terre Haute: Blue Water lists mile 140, two lower spouts and two upper, and 6,000,000 bushels.2 The May 2025 map labels Terre Haute and ADM Reserve on this east bank.4
- Grain enters the elevator’s responsibility at the elevating leg or unloading pit and leaves it at the loading spout.
- Outbound grain into vessels is 5 cents per bushel. Outbound into barges is 7 cents.
- A wireless-remote story is not in this tariff. Do not diagnose a transmitter the document does not mention.
The rule on these spouts
Item 22 requires the vessel to stay in safe trim so it can shift. The elevator “is fully capable of loading a full feed through two (2) and/or three (3) spouts at all times.” After the ship declares a hold complete, the terminal has no duty to load more into that hold and disclaims dead-freight liability.
The responsibility of Terminal shall be deemed to commence when grain enters the elevating leg or unloading pit, and to cease when it leaves the loading spout.
Cargill Tariff No. 24, storage terms, effective 1 September 2026
The leg on the way into the house is still a bucket elevator under 1910.272(q), accessed 8 October 2026.3 This page is the spout. Dust on the gallery floor within 35 feet of an inside leg is still a priority housekeeping area if that leg is inside the structure. The tariff does not waive 1910.272 because a ship is alongside.
If you skip the spout count
The ship pays $4,500 an hour while you hunt a fault that item 22 already prices as restricted loading. Spoon or reduced-rate trim is another $4,500 per hold under item 30. Vessels over a 106-foot beam pay for spoon trimming. Ballast or hold drying that delays loading is $9,000 an hour under item 23. A draft survey past 30 minutes is $9,000 an hour of dead berth under item 31.
Who signs, who pays, and how long
| Event | Who pays | Published rate |
|---|---|---|
| One spout or reduced rate | Vessel, for the restricted time | $4,500 per hour or fraction |
| Spoon or reduced spout trim | Vessel, per hold | $4,500 per hold |
| Ballast or hold drying that delays loading | Vessel owners | $9,000 per hour |
| Draft survey past 30 minutes | Dead berth on the vessel | $9,000 per hour |
| Unpaid balance after invoice | Local agent of record | New York prime plus 1 percent, capped by state law, after 30 days |
How Destrehan differs from this berth
ADM Destrehan, downriver in St. Charles, publishes seven spouts and a buoy line-handling rate. It does not publish the $4,500 spout hour. Westwego is inside Tariff No. 24 and is a different parish; this site does not give it a path. The dust note at Convent is four towers and an enclosed gallery, not this spout count. Collector faults on an inspection are listed separately in the inspection list.
| Point | Terre Haute, Reserve | ADM Destrehan |
|---|---|---|
| Full-feed description | Two and/or three spouts | Not stated as a two-or-three rule |
| Restricted spout price | $4,500 per hour | Not in Tariff No. 11 |
| Spouts on the Blue Water sheet | 2 lower and 2 upper | 7 |
| Inbound barge grain | 7 cents per bushel plus $1,200 roll-top | 6 cents plus $1,000 roll-top |
| Dockage on the location sheet | $4.25 per GRT for the loading, effective 1 September 2026 | $3.95 per GRT per berthing in Tariff No. 11 |
Checklist before you call the spout a fault
- Count spouts in use. Two or three is the tariff’s full feed. One is the $4,500 hour.
- Ask whether the hold was already declared complete. Item 22 ends the duty to load more into that hold.
- Separate trim (item 30) from a broken spout. Trim has its own per-hold price.
- Check deck obstructions. Item text charges non-STBC dockage when ship gear blocks spout travel.
- Keep the leg and the spout apart. Responsibility starts at the leg and ends at the spout. A boot problem is not item 22.
- Do not import a remote-control failure the tariff never names.
The published timeline and the missing diagnostic fee
Straight time is 08:00 to 16:00 except Saturdays, Sundays, and listed holidays, including Mardi Gras Day. Dockage on the Reserve sheet is $4.25 per GRT for the loading, effective 1 September 2026. Inbound rail or barge grain is 7 cents a bushel. Tariff No. 24 has no line for a loader diagnostic. Verify that price. The $4,500 and $9,000 figures are vessel charges, not a contractor’s invoice.
Questions from the Reserve gallery
Does the $4,500 hour apply at Westwego too?
The tariff document covers both Terre Haute and Westwego. Item 22 speaks of “the elevator” in that combined tariff. Do not assume a Reserve-only reading without the Westwego clauses beside it. This path exists because the Reserve berth, mile, and spout count are the St. John house. Westwego is not given its own URL here.
Where does the elevator’s responsibility start and stop?
When grain enters the elevating leg or the unloading pit, and when it leaves the loading spout. A fault in the spout is still inside that sentence. A fault on the ship’s crane is not. The NTSB Convent case is a ship crane hitting a gallery; it is a different parish and a different operator.
What if the ship needs one spout because of stowage?
Item 22 still assesses $4,500 per hour or fraction for one-spout loading or a reduced rate. The elevator’s capability claim is two or three spouts. Stowage that forces one spout is priced. It is not a free exception.
Is there a published repair price for the spout?
No. The tariff prices restricted loading, trimming, ballast delay, handling, and dockage. A parts-and-labor diagnostic is not among them. Treat that number as unknown until the contractor writes it.
References
- Cargill. “Tariff No. 24,” effective 1 September 2026, Terre Haute Elevator, Reserve, and Westwego. Accessed 8 October 2026. Document.
- Blue Water Shipping. “Cargill, Inc. — Reserve.” Accessed 8 October 2026. Document.
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. “29 CFR 1910.272.” Accessed 8 October 2026. Document.
- Port of South Louisiana. “Jurisdiction map,” May 2025. Accessed 8 October 2026. Document.
How to cite this page
APA: One spout at Reserve is $4,500 an hour. (2026, October 8). Louisiana Grain Elevator Diagnostics. https://louisianagrainelevator.com/st-john-the-baptist-parish-ship-loader-diagnostics
MLA: “One spout at Reserve is $4,500 an hour.” Louisiana Grain Elevator Diagnostics, 8 Oct. 2026, https://louisianagrainelevator.com/st-john-the-baptist-parish-ship-loader-diagnostics.
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