The Bargaining Terminal

Shipping lines have rejected new terminal charges and import-export document fees. Meanwhile, there are many unofficial charges and much inefficiency.

November 22, 2005

THE meeting at the Department of Transportation, Monday last week, had only just begun when the Minister of Transportation, Hatta Radjasa, frowned in an attempt to control his anger. The reason for this was the contents of the report submitted by the Council of Indonesian Shipping Line Customers (Depalindo).

In the 16-page report, it was stated that as of November 14 only one foreign shipping line had adjusted their terminal handling charges and i

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