パナマ運河：Disruption Charge”を新設

パナマ運河当局は2023年1月1日付で新たに“Disruption Charge”をタリフに追加したことをお知らせします。今回新設された通行料は、運航の遅延や混乱をもたらした船舶に対し、その影響度の度合いに応じて適用されます。詳しくは現地コレスポンデンツ、C. Fernie & Coの通知およびパナマ運河当局の通達をご確認ください。

Members are asked to take note of a new tariff which has recently been added to the list of tariffs imposed by the Panama Canal Authority (PCA). This new tariff, referred to as a disruption charge, is applicable as of 1 January 2023 to a vessel which disrupts or impedes the scheduled transit of vessels. The amount payable depends on the size of the vessel and whether the disruption charge is categorised as ‘low’ or ‘high’. The amount of the charge is not negotiable, nor appealable, although its applicability may possibly be challenged on the facts.

The Club’s correspondent, C. Fernie & Co, advise that this charge has been applied often by the PCA since the beginning of the year.

The Correspondent’s email and attachments may be downloaded below for additional details of this new tariff.