The Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office announced that it has indicated 18 officials of local shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) on violations of health and safety regulations. The…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/hhi-ceo-managers-charged-with-safety-violations/
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has introduced a new cash grab, er, port charge at the Port of Port Hedland.
Effective from 1 March 2021, the PPA has decreed that vessels exporting iron ore that use the inner harbour of Port Hedland must pay a “Port Hedland Voluntary Buy-Back Scheme” charge.
There is a sliding scale of charges based on a combination of a vessel’s gross registered tonnage and its movements. Charge-liable ships will be slugged once on the way...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/new-year-new-cash-grab-in-western-australia/
Shipping Australia notes the agreement between the states and territories to develop voluntary national guidelines for stevedore infrastructure / access charges.
Ocean carriers have contracts with shippers of cargo. Ocean carriers also have contracts with ports and also with terminals for the loading and discharge of cargo.
Consignees enter into contractual relationships with land transport operators, such as trucking companies. When...
Effective 13 June 2019, the plug in charges for Vietnam reefer exports and imports will be as follows:
Reefer Plug In Charges for Vietnam’s Exports
Origin: Vietnam
Destination: All destinations
| 1st – 2nd day | USD | Free | Free | Per day |
| From 3rd day onwards | USD | 38 | 52 | Per day |
If the container gate-in is before 12:00hrs, the gate-in day is considered as 1. If the container gate-in is after...
https://container-news.com/revised-apl-applies-reefer-charges-vietnam/
The Management of the National Port Authority (NPA) of Liberia last weekend announced the cancellation of demurrage payments and charges on all containers being shipped into the country. The decision will take effect from April 1, 2019.
According to Port management, the decision is extremely necessary to alleviate the unwarranted hardship and huge financial nightmare on shippers and members of the business community suffered over the years.
A statement issued in Monrovia on Sunday, March 24,...
https://container-news.com/liberia-cancels-demurrage-charges/
Effective 1 March 2019, APL will implement the following local documentation charges for shipments to/from UAE ports:
| Manual SI submission (Non-ESI) | Export | BL | 575 | 157 |
| BL Fees | Export | BL | 475 | 129 |
| Container Inspection Fee | Import | Container | 92 | 2... |
https://container-news.com/apl-implements-local-charges-uae/
Importers using the ports in Tincan Island, Lagos and Kirikiri Lighter Terminal, are now to pay charges on bulk cargoes of cement, fish, fertilizer, rice, salt, iron ore containers and vehicles.
Also, they will pay charges on truck laden with goods from Seme and Idiroko borders.
Hitherto, some levies had been introduced to importers using the ports by shipping lines within the last two months when CMA CGM declared Emergency Congestion Surcharge (ECS) of $400 per container on Lagos import cargoes.
A...
http://container-news.com/importers-additional-charges-nigeria/