KARACHI: Shipping lines have agreed to withdraw the newly-imposed port congestion surcharge on containers handled by two private terminals at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT).
In a meeting, convened by the KPT, all the stakeholders were invited to sort out the issue of port congestion surcharge. After a long thorough consideration by the officials from shipping lines, Customs and KPT, it was pointed out the Karachi Port and its two private terminals were not facing any congestion. Participants also decided to keep holding such stakeholder meetings to avoid confusion in the future. The KPT officials also assured the shipping lines of enough space to accommodate containers of both terminals in the case of congestion at the terminals.
