Scenic night view of customer vessel and cranes docked at Jebel Ali terminal
DP World

Container carriers – both mainline and feeder operators – have brought in new freight rate tactics for Jebel Ali trade in a bid to hold onto their traditional income from mark-ups or margins on local ancillary collections that have fallen into the crosshairs of UAE regulators.

On 1 November, the UAE’s Dubai Maritime Authority (DMA) abolished the mandate of carriers and other freight intermediaries to settle terminal handling charges (THCs) with terminal operators on behalf of their customers, thus opening a ...

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