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Carriers, stevedore team up to fight La. port rate plan

Carriers, stevedore team up to fight La. port rate plan

Authors :
Abrams, Alan
Source :
Journal of Commerce and Commercial. Nov 14, 1994, Vol. 402 Issue 28351, p1A, 2 p.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

Steamship carriers have joined stevedores, led by James J. Flanagan Shipping Corp., to stop the board of Port of Lake Charles from increasing the terminal rates. The rate hike was proposed by the Lake Charles Stevedores Inc., who has had monopoly of terminal operations for several years. The stevedores and carriers claim that the price increases were meant to put them out of business by increasing the pallet and clerking fees charged to stevedores from $.75 a ton to $1.50 a ton. The rates are added to an existing $1 a ton rail switching fee and $.55 clerking fee, bringing the total amount of charges to $3.05 a ton.

Details

ISSN :
10887407
Volume :
402
Issue :
28351
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Journal of Commerce and Commercial
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.16439710