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Tanzania: Raising Storage Charges Unjustified, Shippers Say
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The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
10 May 2008
Posted to the web 12 May 2008
Polycarp Machira
Shipping stakeholders have dismissed the proposed increase on storage tariffs for containers at the Dar es Salaam port as 'unjustified.'. The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) recently proposed to raise storage tariffs by 50 per cent in a bid to ease congestion at the port.
The increment, it is hoped, would serve as a deterrent measure against some shippers who had almost turned the port into a storage facility. But speaking at a consultative meeting in Dar es Salaam yesterday, some stakeholders dismissed the proposals as unjustified.
They accused the authority of attempting to shoulder its inefficiency problems on customers.TPA director general Ephraim Mgawe denied the allegations saying the decision would help ease congestion.
"All we want is to discourage customers from turning the port into a storage facility" he said. The new tariffs would see domestic imports charged $40 up from $20 daily per Teus for between eight to 15 days after expiry of the free period.
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Those staying for more than these days would pay $50 per Teus per day. For transit imports, the rate would increase from $20 per Teus per day to $50 from day 16 onwards.
Transit exports would be charged $50 per day from day 22. However, cases would be considered where the delays result from bottlenecks in cargo clearance procedures and poor transport network.
The authority also proposed to give rebates of $15 for 20 feet containers, and $25 for 40 feet containers that are removed from the port within 72 hours after completion of discharge procedures.
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