Shipping agents in Sri Lanka have warned that shipping lines could stop accepting import and export cargo to and from Sri Lanka as they are failing to remit freight charges due to the ongoing severe foreign currency crises in the island nation.
The local agents told the Shipping and Aviation Minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva, that they have reportedly failed to remit US$70 million in freight costs to the shipping lines during the last several months.
Sri Lanka has been facing an acute forex...
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