Chittagong Bureau :
As per directives of the IMO (International Maritime Organisation), systems of weight verifying certificate has been introduced across the global maritime business from July last.
Under the new regulations of IMO, except labour charges, all other charges should be borne by the shippers but shippers of Chittagong Port not complying this directives, beneficiaries sources said.
Meanwhile Inland Container Depots fixed Tk.1500 charges on each containers but question arises who will pay these charges. Shippers sources said exporters will pay the charges but the BGMEA sources said shippers will pay this to ICDs.
As a result, complications arises over payment of charges on export consignments in Chittagong port. Following the controversy over the realization of charges, Chittagong Port authority called a tripartite meeting over the issue on Saturday with the Minister of Ports and shipping Md. Shahjahan Khan in the chair.
In the meeting, officials of CPA, Chittagong customs, BGMEA, BICDA, BAFA, Shipping agents and other port users agencies were present in the meeting.
Following the non-mitigation of the issue, a 15-member committee was formed headed by Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping as Convenor and the Chief Nautical Surveyor of Mercentile Marine Deptt Capt. Jasimuddin Sarkar as member secretary. The committee has been asked to submit the report to the concerned minister by next one month, sources said.
Mercentile Marine deptt sources said IMO enacted Society of Life at Sea(SOLAS) regulations from 2014 which is enforced most of the countries across the world. Like other countries, this SOLAS act was enforced in Bangaldesh from July 1 next .
Sources said due to excess weight cargo on board of ship , marine accidents sometimes are occurring in sea and to avoid these unwanted incidents, weight verifying certificate made compulsory in case of export cargo , sources added.
As per directives of the IMO (International Maritime Organisation), systems of weight verifying certificate has been introduced across the global maritime business from July last.
Under the new regulations of IMO, except labour charges, all other charges should be borne by the shippers but shippers of Chittagong Port not complying this directives, beneficiaries sources said.
Meanwhile Inland Container Depots fixed Tk.1500 charges on each containers but question arises who will pay these charges. Shippers sources said exporters will pay the charges but the BGMEA sources said shippers will pay this to ICDs.
As a result, complications arises over payment of charges on export consignments in Chittagong port. Following the controversy over the realization of charges, Chittagong Port authority called a tripartite meeting over the issue on Saturday with the Minister of Ports and shipping Md. Shahjahan Khan in the chair.
In the meeting, officials of CPA, Chittagong customs, BGMEA, BICDA, BAFA, Shipping agents and other port users agencies were present in the meeting.
Following the non-mitigation of the issue, a 15-member committee was formed headed by Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping as Convenor and the Chief Nautical Surveyor of Mercentile Marine Deptt Capt. Jasimuddin Sarkar as member secretary. The committee has been asked to submit the report to the concerned minister by next one month, sources said.
Mercentile Marine deptt sources said IMO enacted Society of Life at Sea(SOLAS) regulations from 2014 which is enforced most of the countries across the world. Like other countries, this SOLAS act was enforced in Bangaldesh from July 1 next .
Sources said due to excess weight cargo on board of ship , marine accidents sometimes are occurring in sea and to avoid these unwanted incidents, weight verifying certificate made compulsory in case of export cargo , sources added.
