SP Mookerjee Port asks lines to stop levying surcharge of up to $800 per container
April 16, 2021
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Improved depth at Kolkata Dock System had rendered the charge unnecessary, a port official said
Kolkata Port Trust has asked container lines to stop levying congestion surcharge of $800 per container on its customers as the improved depth at Kolkata Dock System (KDS) had rendered the extra charge unnecessary, and to lower the cost to importers and exporters, and to check diversion of cargo to other ports.
Kolkata Port Trust, the only riverine port among the dozen owned by the Centre, handled 5,40,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in FY21. bou