Montevideo port operators warn about increase costs' increase and loss of activity

Friday, August 25th 2017 - 12:11 UTC

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Montevideo port agents and operators have publicly expressed their concern regarding some articles included in the current budget discussions which are contrary to the constitution, labor legislation and will unnecessarily increase costs and have a direct impact on the port's competitiveness. Read full article

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Islander1
5th World Country totally in control of hard left and unions! Hope the Falklands can soon shift their container shipping to another port.
It costs MORE to move a few pallets of freight from the supplier in Montevideo into the docks- loaded into a container and that container lifted ont a ship
- Than it does to move and freight goods from London- to Container loading yard 50 miles away- then container 25 miles to the port docks-onto a container ship - freight 8000 miles to the Falklands and local delivery to the receivers premises!!!!!!!!!!!!
About time lazy idle Lefties in Montevideo woke up and smelt the reality of life!
Aug 25th, 2017 - 03:56 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Tango2017
A considerable number of shippers have already voted with their feet and moved to Buenos Aires ports. I am not sure if shipping to the Malvinas is allowed yet from Buenos Aires but if Islanders are nice it might be in the future. Who knows.
Aug 25th, 2017 - 06:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Islander1
Nice idea but it would,not work- Arg Govt would have to accept the Islands were not Arg Territory and thus allow all incoming containers through as transit without any opening or checking or taxes etc. Same with wool,meat and fish going north.
And somehow that concept is not going to happen. Likewise no good for the Islands trying to import any fresh produce as well - as Arg Govt Dept of Agric would not do a Phytosanitary Inspection and certification as they would not be able to class it as export - and without the standard Int Phytosanitary papers - the goods could not be allowed into the Islands.

More likley Falklands will move our link port to southern Brazil.
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Aug 26th, 2017 - 02:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tango2017
Good point, what about Chile?
Aug 26th, 2017 - 06:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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