PETALING JAYA: As the nation starts to recover from the aftermath of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the movement control order, shipping lines and shippers are clashing over what seems to be inherent problems in the industry.
They are at loggerheads over issues involving billions of ringgit in the form of security deposits on containers and also on landside charges, which is now some 60% higher as compared to 2016 rates.
The shippers, comprising importers, exporters and freight forwarders, do not see eye to eye with the shipping lines, particularly on the extra cash they have to fork out to get their businesses running.
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