I-FMC Ikhipha Imithetho Emisha Yokulwa Nokushajwa Kwe-D&D!

NgoFebhuwari 23, 2024, i-Federal Maritime Commission(FMC) yamemezela imithethonqubo yayo yokugcina eqondise ukuqoqwa kwezinkokhelo ze-Demurrage and Detention (D&D) ngabathwali nabasebenza esikhumulweni, isebenzisa imithetho emisha yokulwa nemikhuba yokukhokhisa ngokweqile.

Lokhu kuphawula ingqopha-mlando enkulu ekubhekaneni nenkinga osekunenkulumo-mpikiswano ngayo ye-Demurrage and Detention Fees, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwezinselelo ezibangelwa ukuminyana kwamachweba ngesikhathi sodlame.

Phakathi nalolu bhubhane, ukuminyana kwechweba e-United States kuholele ekubambezelekeni kokubuyisa iziqukathi, okuholele ezindlekweni ezinkulu zokukhishwa kwempahla, ezithwalwa yizinkampani zemikhumbi.

Ephendula, i-FMC yacacisa ukuthi izindleko ze-D&D kufanele zisebenze kuphela kwiziqukathi eziboshwe ngaphezu kwesikhathi esibekiwe ezikhumulweni. Nakuba lezi zindleko zisiza ukugeleza kwezimpahla ochungechungeni lokunikezela, akufanele zisebenze njengomthombo owengeziwe wemali engenayo kubathwali nabasebenza emachwebeni.

I-FMC iphinde yagxeka amacala angenangqondo olwandle futhi yamemezela izinqubo zesikhashana zokubuyekeza, ukuphenya, nokwahlulela izikhalazo ekupheleni kuka-2022.

Ukushaywa komthetho we-"OSRA 2022" yi-FMC kwenze kwaba lula izinqubo zengxabano ezihlobene nezindleko ezengeziwe zezinkampani zenethiwekhi nabaqhubi betheminali. Ngenqubo yesikhalazo senkokhelo, abathengi banethuba lokuphikisa izindleko futhi bacele ukubuyiselwa imali.

Uma izinkampani zokuthutha zephula ngempela izindinganiso zokukhokhisa, i-FMC ingathatha izinyathelo zokuxazulula izingxabano, okuhlanganisa ukubuyiselwa kwemali noma izinhlawulo.

Muva nje, ngokwemithetho emisha emenyezelwe yi-FMC ngoFebhuwari 23,2024, ama-invoyisi e-D&D angakhishelwa umthumeli noma othunyiwe kodwa hhayi emaqenjini amaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa.

Ukwengeza, abathwali nabaqhubi betheminali kudingeka bakhiphe ama-invoyisi e-D&D zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-30 ngemuva kwenkokhiso yokugcina. I-invoyisi inezinsuku okungenani ezingu-30 zokucela ukuncishiselwa imali noma ukubuyiselwa imali. Noma yikuphi ukungaboni ngaso linye kufanele kuxazululwe zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-30, ngaphandle uma zombili izinhlangothi zivuma ukwelula isikhathi sokuxhumana.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, imithetho emisha icacisa imininingwane ye-invoyisi yezindleko ze-D&D ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba sobala kwenkampani efakwe kwi-invoyisi. Ibeka ukuthi uma abathwali nabaqhubi betheminali behluleka ukunikeza ulwazi oludingekayo ku-invoyisi, umkhokhi angase abambe inkokhelo yezindleko ezihlobene.

Ngaphandle kwezici ezidinga ukugunyazwa yiziphathimandla ezifanele mayelana nemininingwane yama-invoyisi, zonke ezinye izimfuneko eziphathelene nama-invoyisi e-D&D zizoqala ukusebenza ngoMeyi 26 kulo nyaka. Lesi simiso sokugcina se-D&D esikhishwe yi-FMC sisho ukugada okuqinile kwezinkampani zenethiwekhi ezisebenza e-United States.

Mayelana nemithetho emisha ye-FMC, uJohn Butler, uSihlalo WoMkhandlu Womhlaba Wonke Wokuthumela Imikhumbi (WSC), omele izithakazelo zenkampani yezinkampani, uthe okwamanje basagaya imithetho yokugcina futhi bazohlanganyela ezingxoxweni namalungu, bagodle noma yiziphi izitatimende zomphakathi okwamanje.