The Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association has pronounced its opposition against the government's move to double up storage charges, which the port authorities claimed would help decongest the Dar es Salaam Port, Xinhua reported
The freight dealers association has stated that the tariff hike would add direct burdens not only to its customers but onto the general public that depends on imported goods as well.
The association has also expressed its surprise at the move by the Tanzania Ports Authority that instead of improving its own services, had resorted to raise the container storage charges by 100 percent to decongest the port yard facilities.
The Dar es Salaam Port now takes between 41 and 43 days to clear containers ferried in from elsewhere.
Last week the Tanzania Ports Authority moved to double up storage charges of containers in an attempt to help decongest the Dar es Salaam Port, which has been keeping cargo ships waiting for long at anchorage.
TEUs and FEUs are now each charged $40 and $80 daily for taking up the space of port facilities, according the ports authority. These new storage charges went into effect on the New Year day for those containers that have stayed in the port yard for over 21 days.
The ports authority will also hand over unclaimed containers to the Tanzania Revenue Authority for auction. |
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Source: Cargonewsasia
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