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Chittagong Port feeder vessel operators resume services
05 Sep '06
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The crisis of shipment of goods and commodities through Chittagong seaport has been partially resolved as the local feeder vessel operators have agreed to resume operation.
An emergency tripartite meeting of users and various service providers of the Chittagong port and all relevant government agencies, held at the commerce ministry on Sunday, agreed to resolve the crisis through negotiations.
Accordingly, the shipping ministry will hold a meeting with the two Singapore-based Chittagong Feeder Trade Committees on Tuesday to settle all issues relating to the stand-off between the feeder service operators and exporters and importers, especially the garment traders.
The crisis emerged when the feeder ship operators, except one local company, suspended operation following a contempt of court order upon a plea from the Bangladesh Garment Manufac-turers and Exporters Association.
The association went to the court challenging collection of congestion surcharge by feeder ship companies and the court issued a stay. This prompted the feeder vessel operators to suspend shipment.
Only HRC Shipping Limited, the largest local operator with 10 ships, declined to join the strike that halted most of the cargo transport activities to and from the Chittagong port, the country's main seaport.
The other major private local operator, QC Group having six ships, also attended the commerce ministry meeting.
Sunday's commerce ministry meeting decided that the surcharge should be paid not by local exporters or importers, but on the basis of 'freight on board' system. Necessary steps will be taken to pay back, if possible, to those exporters who would pay surcharge by mistake, said one of those who attended the meeting.
An emergency tripartite meeting of users and various service providers of the Chittagong port and all relevant government agencies, held at the commerce ministry on Sunday, agreed to resolve the crisis through negotiations.
Accordingly, the shipping ministry will hold a meeting with the two Singapore-based Chittagong Feeder Trade Committees on Tuesday to settle all issues relating to the stand-off between the feeder service operators and exporters and importers, especially the garment traders.
The crisis emerged when the feeder ship operators, except one local company, suspended operation following a contempt of court order upon a plea from the Bangladesh Garment Manufac-turers and Exporters Association.
The association went to the court challenging collection of congestion surcharge by feeder ship companies and the court issued a stay. This prompted the feeder vessel operators to suspend shipment.
Only HRC Shipping Limited, the largest local operator with 10 ships, declined to join the strike that halted most of the cargo transport activities to and from the Chittagong port, the country's main seaport.
The other major private local operator, QC Group having six ships, also attended the commerce ministry meeting.
Sunday's commerce ministry meeting decided that the surcharge should be paid not by local exporters or importers, but on the basis of 'freight on board' system. Necessary steps will be taken to pay back, if possible, to those exporters who would pay surcharge by mistake, said one of those who attended the meeting.
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