Shippers and forwarders operating in Pakistan, often to landlocked Afghanistan, that can’t move their boxes because of the floods, are facing detention & demurrage (D&D) bills of hundreds of thousands of dollars as shipping lines refuse to waive the fees.
One forwarder, Mohammed Tahir told The Loadstar: "We face massive losses due to the flood - our consignments did not reach our warehouse on time and the goods became out of season, then we faced heavy D&D charges."
Another forwarder shared email correspondence with The Loadstar that revealed South Korea’s HMM has refused a waiver on more than $40,000 of D&D charges, without offering a reason.
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