Export containers pile up at Haldia dock

Shipments of exports in containers from Haldia dock have come to a standstill for the past two days, with the result an estimated 1,000 boxes are lying accumulated in the container parking yard (CPY), the Hindu Business Lines reported/

The pile-up, it is feared, will increase as the boxes laden with exports keep on arriving at the dock even as not a single moves from CPY to the vessels.

The crisis has surfaced because the Haldia dock authorities failed to renew the contract for operation and maintenance of four RTGs in the dock.

Meanwhile, the dock authorities have floated a new tender for operation and maintenance of the RTGs but the finalisation of the fresh contract will take time. The existing contractor was requested by the dock authorities to continue operations for another three months. However, the firm expressed its inability to continue on the same terms and conditions and demanded 100 per cent rise in its remuneration. 
 
(Source: Cargo News Asia)