I-FMC Ikhipha Imithetho Emisha Yokulwa Nokukhokhisa Imali Eningi Kakhulu Kwe-D&D!

NgoFebhuwari 23, 2024, i-Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) yamemezela imithetho yayo yokugcina ehlose ukuqoqwa kwemali ye-Demurrage and Detention (D&D) ngo- Umthwalis kanye nabaqhubi beziteshi, besebenzisa imithetho emisha yokulwa nemikhuba yokukhokhisa ngokweqile.

Lokhu kuphawula ingqophamlando ebalulekile ekubhekaneni nodaba olunempikiswano ende lwezimali ze-Demurrage kanye nezokuboshwa, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwezinselelo ezibangelwa ukuminyana kwamachweba ngesikhathi sobhubhane.

Ngesikhathi sobhubhane, ukuminyana kwamachweba e-United States kuholele ekubambezelekeni kokubuyiselwa kwama-container, okuholele ezindlekweni ezinkulu zokunciphisa ijubane, ezivame ukuthwalwa yizinkampani zokuthumela impahla.

Iphendula, i-FMC ichaze ukuthi izindleko ze-D&D kufanele zisebenze kuphela ezitsheni ezigcinwe ngaphezu kwesikhathi esibekiwe emachwebeni. Nakuba lezi zindleko zenza kube lula ukugeleza kwezimpahla ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka, akufanele zisebenze njengomthombo owengeziwe wemali engenayo kubathwali kanye nabaqhubi bamachweba.

I-FMC igxeke ngokuphindaphindiwe amacala angenangqondo olwandle futhi yamemezela izinqubo zesikhashana zokubuyekeza, ukuphenya, kanye nokwahlulela izikhalazo ekupheleni kuka-2022.

Ukushaywa komthetho we-"OSRA 2022" yi-FMC kuye kwenza kwaba lula izinqubo zokungqubuzana ezihlobene nezindleko ezengeziwe ngabathwali kanye nabaqhubi beziteshi. Ngenqubo yokukhononda ngezindleko, abathengi banethuba lokuphikisa izindleko nokucela ukubuyiselwa imali.

Uma izinkampani zokuthumela impahla ziphula ngempela amazinga okukhokhisa, i-FMC ingathatha izinyathelo zokuxazulula izingxabano, okuhlanganisa ukubuyiselwa kwemali noma izinhlawulo.

Muva nje, ngokwemithethonqubo emisha eyamenyezelwa yi-FMC ngoFebhuwari 23, 2024, ama-invoyisi e-D&D angakhishwa kumthumeli noma kumthumeli kodwa hhayi kubantu abaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, abathwali kanye nabaqhubi beziteshi kudingeka bakhiphe ama-invoyisi e-D&D zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-30 ngemuva kokukhokhiswa kokugcina. Iqembu elikhokhisiwe linezinsuku okungenani ezingama-30 zokucela ukwehliswa kwemali noma ukubuyiselwa kwemali. Noma yikuphi ukungavumelani kumele kuxazululwe zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-30, ngaphandle uma izinhlangothi zombili zivuma ukwandisa isikhathi sokuxhumana.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, imithethonqubo emisha ichaza imininingwane yokukhokha izindleko ze-D&D ukuqinisekisa ukucaca komuntu okhokhisiwe. Ibeka ukuthi uma abathwali kanye nabaqhubi be-terminal behluleka ukunikeza ulwazi oludingekayo ku-invoyisi, umkhokhi angabamba inkokhelo yezindleko ezihlobene.

Ngaphandle kwezici ezidinga imvume evela kuziphathimandla ezifanele mayelana nemininingwane yokukhokha, zonke ezinye izidingo eziphathelene nama-invoyisi e-D&D zizoqala ukusebenza ngoMeyi 26 kulo nyaka. Lo mthetho wokugcina we-D&D okhishwe yi-FMC ubonisa ukugadwa okuqinile kwezinkampani zenethiwekhi ezisebenza e-United States.

Ngokuphathelene nemithetho emisha ye-FMC, uJohn Butler, uSihlalo we- Ukuthunyelwa Komhlaba Wonke UMkhandlu (i-WSC), omele izintshisekelo zezinkampani, uthe okwamanje bayayilalela imithetho yokugcina futhi bazoxoxa namalungu, bagodle noma yiziphi izitatimende zomphakathi okwamanje.