NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday asked shipping companies not to impose container detention charges on import, export cargo from 22 March to 14 April to maintain proper supply lines at domestic ports. “During this period, shipping lines have also been advised not to impose any new or additional charge.
This decision is purely one-time measure to deal with present disruptions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak," the shipping ministry said in a statement. "Government is taking all-round actions to fight against Covid-19 and its negative impacts on the economy," shipping minister Mansukh Lal Mandaviya said in a tweet.
Detention charge is a levy imposed on importers, exporters, when containers are not picked up beyond the free time arrangement
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