18% - 20% decrease in volume of cargo/containers this year- Hasmukh Patel
18% - 20% decrease in volume of cargo/containers this year- Hasmukh Patel
Chairman of Fiji Ports Terminal Limited Hasmukh Patel. The Chairman of Fiji Ports Terminal Limited Hasmukh Patel has forecast that Fiji will experience 18 to 20 % decrease in the volume of cargo/containers arriving this year compared to 2019.
Patel says they are currently navigating through an unprecedented challenge posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
He says the economic impact has been tremendous and the ports being the critical component and face of trade was the first to experience the impact.