Tanzania ups box storage fee 100pc to ease congestion

THE new penalty charge of US$40 per TEU and $80 per FEU will be imposed on cargo owners if their containers stay longer than 21 days on the Dar-es-Salaam docks, the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced, reports Dar's Citizen Daily.

TPA spokesman Peter Millanzi said port charges would be levied from January 15 alongside a container auctioning scheme for overstaying boxes with proceeds going to the Tanzania Revenue Authority.

The port previously allowed containers to stay without charge for up to a week and from the eighth day to the 30th be charged $20 per TEU and $40 per FEU. Containers in transit are given 15-day extensions after which charges are made.

Source: Schednet