The application for running a tug or barging business in wharf and transit shed operations shall be arranged in accordance with the methods published by the commercial port authority.　The number, type and tonnage of tug boat and barge, operated in a commercial port area, shall be determined by the commercial port authority after considering condition of the port water areas.

A tug and barging operator shall apply for the issuance of a permit from the commercial port authority and arrange a registration of company or business in accordance with the laws. A barge shall obtain a license of barge from customs authorities before commencing operation.

The tug and barging operator shall report to the commercial port authority for verification when stopping its business temporarily.

The entrusting persons or warehouse operator shall jointly endorse the quantities, labeling, and packaging of cargo carried in the barge with a ship tallymen.

The operating staff of a tug boat or barge shall accept the instruction from the managing staff on the spot of operation assigned by the wharf and transit shed operator.

A tug boat or barge is not allowed to operate after its ownership has been transferred, unless the ownership transfer has been approved by the commercial port authority and the registration of ownership transfer has been arranged in accordance with the laws.