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Dubai Maritime Authority Ends Container Charge Freeze

The Dubai Maritime Authority recently ended the temporary freeze on container charges it introduced in May, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported Sept. 19. Container service providers can now change their charges by filing an application through the Dubai…

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Trade single‑window platform, and they must publish previous charges filed with Dubai on their corporate website within 30 days, the report said. Service providers without a website must give customers a list of container charges in advance. The authority also introduced a new system to allow service providers to charge for their services directly and the local port operator to “issue invoices separately for services provided, such as terminal handling” and truck loading, HKTDC said.