Unfair: one port call, two sets of charges!

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Most businesses provide incentives for returning customers. But not in New South Wales. Here, in a recent change to a long-standing practice, the relevant port authority much prefers to penalise their customers by double-charging them.

A Navigation Service Charge is a statutory charge levied by port authorities on ships that enter a port. It is intended to recover the costs of maintaining safe navigation in...

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