Sneaky stevedores

THERE IS AN issue that happening at our ports that shows how our industry is in desperate need of regulation. Out of the blue, with no warning or explanation, stevedores, which handle the containers coming in and out of our ports, began unilaterally imposing charges on trucking companies on a container basis. Since 2017 these charges have increased and new charges have been imposed.

The simple fact is that stevedores at our ports were able to impose the charge on trucking operators