Melbourne fee rattles shipper cages

Cargo interests have reacted against the proposed port licensing fee at Melbourne, with the Australian Peak Shippers Association describing the plan as unacceptable.

APSA’s new executive president Robert Coode said the fee would be an impost on exporters already battling the unprecedented high Australian dollar, and shippers wanted clarity over what should be done with money earned from the fee.

“There is an urgent need to address issues currently confronting movement of trade through Melbourne,” he said.

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