Jackson County Port steamship agent bonds.
1% of amount, $100 min.
The Jackson County Port Authority — which operates the Port of Pascagoula — conditions a steamship agent’s privilege to handle vessels, cargo, and fees at the port on a surety bond. The Port Authority sets the amount; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, shown at the application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard steamship agent bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver the executed bond to the Port Authority. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Port Authority required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. If a check runs on a larger amount, it is a soft pull that never affects your credit score.
File with the Port Authority
Submit the executed bond to the Jackson County Port Authority to satisfy your steamship agent requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Authority insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the steamship agent bond actually covers
The Jackson County Port Authority is the public body that owns and operates the Port of Pascagoula, one of the busiest deepwater ports on the Gulf Coast. A steamship agent — the firm that handles a vessel’s berthing, cargo, fees, and paperwork while it is in port — works under the Authority’s rules and tariff.
The bond is a financial guarantee to the Port Authority: it stands behind the wharfage, dockage, and other port charges an agent is responsible for, and the agent’s compliance with the Authority’s tariff and agreements. If an agent fails to pay what it owes the port or otherwise breaches its agreement, the Authority can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the Authority sets the required amount on a case-by-case basis, we issue whatever figure your agreement or tariff names; the premium is 1% of that amount, with a $100 minimum. The application collects no credit section.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Port Authority required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Steamship agent bond, issued today.
Premium is 1% of the bond amount ($100 minimum). Enter the amount the Port Authority required and file the same day.