SOURCE: https://www.thedcn.com.au/minister-concerned-disappointed-by-higher-stevedore-fees/?utm_source=DCN+Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=3b94f1006c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_4_27_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_505d67c448-3b94f1006c-143548537
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FREIGHT minister of Victoria Melissa Horne has expressed her disappointment at a recent rise in infrastructure surcharges by stevedore DP World Australia.
Responding to an email from the Freight and Trade Alliance dated 1 April, Minister Horne said she was "disappointed to learn that DP World is to increase its access charges again for importers at the Port of Melbourne for the second time in four months at short notice".
"The timing of this decision was particularly disappointing, coming at a time when Victoria is experiencing unprecedented pressures and disruptions across the port supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 crisis," Minister Horne said.
"This is a time when everyone should be pulling together to keep businesses open, people in jobs and keep goods moving to ensure essential services can continue to operate."