I-FMC Ikhupha iMigaqo emitsha yokuTshaja ngokugqithisileyo kwi-D&D!

Ngomhla wama-23 kaFebruwari, i-2024, i-Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) ibhengeze imimiselo yayo yokugqibela ejolise ekuqokeleleni i-Demurrage kunye ne-Detention (D&D) imirhumo ngabathwali kunye nabaqhubi be-terminal, ukuphumeza imithetho emitsha yokulwa nezenzo zokugqithiswa.

Oku kuphawula inyathelo elibalulekileyo ekujonganeni nomba ekudala bekuxoxwa ngawo weDemurrage kunye neentlawulo zokubanjwa, ngakumbi phakathi kwemiceli mngeni ebangelwe kukuxinana kwamazibuko ngexesha lobhubhani.

Ngexesha lo bhubhani, ukuxinana kwamazibuko e-United States kukhokelele ekulibazisekeni ukubuyisa izikhongozeli, okukhokelela kwiindleko ezinkulu zokuthomalalisa, ezithwalwa ziinkampani zokuthumela ngenqanawa.

Ukuphendula, i-FMC yacacisa ukuba iintlawulo ze-D&D kufuneka zisebenze kuphela kwizikhongozelo ezivalelwe ngaphaya kwexesha elinikiweyo kumazibuko. Ngelixa ezi ntlawulo ziququzelela ukuhamba kwempahla kwikhonkco lokubonelela, akufanele zisebenze njengomthombo owongezelelweyo wengeniso kubathwali kunye nabaqhubi bee-port.

I-FMC iye yagxeka ngokuphindaphindiweyo iintlawulo ezingenangqiqo zaselwandle kwaye yabhengeza iinkqubo zexeshana zokuphonononga, ukuphanda, kunye nokugweba izikhalazo ekupheleni kwe-2022.

Ukwenziwa komthetho we-"OSRA 2022" yi-FMC yenze lula iinkqubo zengxabano ezinxulumene neentlawulo ezongezelelweyo ngabathwali kunye nabaqhubi be-terminal. Ngenkqubo yesikhalazo sentlawulo, abathengi banethuba lokuphikisa iintlawulo kwaye bacele ukubuyiselwa imali.

Ukuba iinkampani zokuthumela ngenqanawa ngokwenene zaphula imigangatho yokuhlawula, i-FMC inokuthatha amanyathelo okujongana neengxabano, kubandakanya ukubuyiselwa imali okanye izohlwayo.

Kutshanje, ngokwemigaqo emitsha ebhengezwe yiFMC ngoFebruwari 23,2024, ii-invoyisi ze-D&D zinokukhutshelwa umthumeli okanye kumthumeli, kodwa zingakhutshelwa amaqela amaninzi ngaxeshanye.

Ukongeza, abathwali kunye nabaqhubi beeterminal kufuneka bakhuphe ii-invoyisi ze-D&D phakathi kweentsuku ezingama-30 emva kwentlawulo yokugqibela. Umntu ofakwe kwi-invoyisi uneentsuku ezingama-30 ubuncinane zokucela ukucuthwa kweentlawulo okanye ukubuyiselwa imali. Nakuphi na ukungaboni ngasonye kufuneka kusonjululwe kwiintsuku ezingama-30, ngaphandle kokuba omabini amaqela ayavuma ukwandisa ixesha lonxibelelwano.

Ngaphaya koko, imimiselo emitsha ichaza iinkcukacha ze-invoyisi yeentlawulo ze-D&D zokuqinisekisa ukungafihlisi kwabo bakwi-invoyisi. Icacisa ukuba ukuba abathwali kunye nabaqhubi beeterminal bayasilela ukubonelela ngolwazi oluyimfuneko kwi-invoyisi, umhlawuli unokubamba intlawulo yeentlawulo ezinxulumeneyo.

Ngaphandle kwemiba efuna imvume kwabasemagunyeni abafanelekileyo malunga neenkcukacha ze-invoyisi, zonke ezinye iimfuno eziphathelele kwii-invoyisi ze-D&D ziya kuqala ukusebenza nge-26 kaMeyi kulo nyaka. Lo mmiselo wokugqibela we-D&D okhutshwe yi-FMC ubonisa ukongamela okungqongqo kubathwali abasebenza e-United States.

Ngokumalunga nemimiselo emitsha ye-FMC, uJohn Butler, uSihlalo weBhunga leHlabathi lokuThunyelwa kweeNqanawa (WSC), omele umdla wabathwali, uthe okwangoku basetyisa imigaqo yokugqibela kwaye baya kubandakanyeka kwiingxoxo namalungu, babambe naziphi na iinkcazo zoluntu okwangoku.