In comparison, vessel loading and unloading added just US$6.8m to the overall cost of moving goods through the port. The report also emphasises that US$11.7m in bribes were required to smooth the passage of export consignments through Chittagong.
Container road haulage companies in Sri Lanka believe they may be facing a shortage of prime mover drivers following increasing difficulties in obtaining police clearance certificates. Their trade association, ACT, is lobbying for the certificates to be extended from one year to at least two years validity.
