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Possible problems for new Caucedo Terminal
Dominican Republic
Possible problems for new
Caucedo Terminal
2004, June 9: The new container port of
Caucedo near Boca Chica is reportedly facing the threat of a boycott by shippers
because of the high fees being charged for the use of port facilities.
According to Mario Mendez, writing for the
economic section of Hoy newspaper, the price structure for the Caucedo operation
has caused irritation among the business community. Sources who confided to
Mendez said that many importers have considered making a request to their
suppliers that merchandise not be shipped if the cargo is to be discharged at
Caucedo.
The high rates for the use of the terminal
facilities, according to one source, make it impossible to continue doing
business there.
One of the reported complaints of the importers
was that they often contract merchandise to be offloaded at Haina Oriental, only
to discover that it has been offloaded at Caucedo instead. This increases their
costs of significantly. The businesspeople consulted said they would have to
consider a boycott of the shipping lines that use Caucedo.
Another complaint, as reported in Hoy, was that
the port of Caucedo, with rates up to three times that of other ports, insisted
on charging steep tariffs even though it receives special consideration as a
duty-free zone.
A possible explanation for the situation was
contained in a small article, also written by Mario Mendez. In that article, he
reports that costs generally associated with shipping lines were being charged
to the clients of the Caucedo facility. After interviewing Luis Sanchez Diaz,
Mendez says that the Caucedo officials are relieving the shipping companies of
the costs of handling the cargoes and transferring these costs to the importers.
This is why the cost of clearing customs at Caucedo is significantly higher than
at Haina Oriental.
According to Sanchez Diaz, the computerization of
the customs processes at Caucedo has not freed the importer from the hassle of
the time-consuming personal appearances required at every step of the clearance.
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