Fw: Press-release / (CTR) Congesstion Surcharge - reg.

Dear Sir,   Please find below the details.   PRESS RELEASE                    By Chozha Naachiar, President – Tamil Chamber of commerce               & Chairman Consultative Committee of City Chambers of Commerce.   Appeal to Shipping lines and feeder operators to withdraw the congestion surcharges (CTR) immediately ***********   It is unfair the Shipping lines and feeder operators charging congesstion surcharge in the name of Chennai Trade Recovery ( CTR) charges on Export & import containers.  Mearly issueing notice to trade does not empower them to collect such charges, which is legally not valid.   Since all the stake holders are putting their effors jointly in solving the issues, and the situation at the port is improved, the liners and the feeder operators without authority in the absence of any  regularatory body to control this kind of practiceses levying  the trade with huge amounts which affects the entire trade.   So, the Tamil chamber of commerce appeal to the Shipping Lines and the Feeder operators to immediately withdraw the congesstion surcharges (CTR).  In the interest of EXIM Trade.   The Tamil Chamber also request the Chennai Port Trust to give priority berthing only to those shipping lines and operators who are not charging Congestion Surcharge.   The chamber will also take this matter to the shipping ministry to establish the regularatory body to curb this kind of practices and control in the future.   CHOZHA NAACHIAR RAJASEKAR  President – The Tamil Chamber of commerce & Chairman Consultative Committee of City Chambers of Commerce. HP: 0 98410 35462. E: naachiar@yahoo.com