News / Shippers slam forwarders and carriers 'exploiting' VGM rule to add more fees

04/07/2016

Shipper representatives have claimed that some freight forwarders and carriers have looked to use the recently implemented VGM regulations as a way generating further revenues, with reports of VGM-related costs steadily being added to ocean freight invoices.

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Mihai
July 05, 2016 at 9:46 am
Why does the title mention that forwarders and carriers are taking advantage of the VGM regulation when concrete examples are only provided for K&N and OOCL logostics?

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Frustrated
July 11, 2016 at 6:45 pm
Why are the forwarders always the ‘whipping boys’? They are not the ones making the rules, just following them. And who is to say, they should not be compensated for the additional work they do, no matter how trivial it may seem to the shippers. We live in a global world of fees, extras, add-ons, surcharges in every aspect of business and life and we readily accept it, Why should this be any different?

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