State to help address container shortage
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Steps include subsidy of importation fees
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15 Dec 2020 at 04:03
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Mr Jurin gestures during his visit to Bangkok Port in Klong Toey. The government has vowed to subsidise part of the import fees for empty and used containers as part of its efforts to alleviate the container shortage. Arnun Chonmahatrakool
The government has pledged to subsidise part of the import fees for empty and used containers and has assigned the Office of Trade Competition Commission to monitor any possible monopoly by freight forwarders in a move to alleviate the container shortage for exporters.
Speaking after visiting Bangkok Port in the Klong Toey area and talking with executives of the Port Authority of Thailand, related government agencies and the private sector, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Monday the ministry has agreed to offer a certain subsidy for import fees for empty and used containers for a period of six months. This would begin in January and continue through June 2021. However, the exact rate of the subsidy has not yet been decided upon.