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Foreign shipping agents raise freight fees

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign shipping lines have been raising freight charges, putting a heavy burden on goods owners.

Seafood firms oppose hike in freight charges; could lead to higher transport costs

VietNamNet Bridge - A 70 percent increase in freight charges is expected to lead to a doubling or tripling of transport costs for seafood companies.

Freight increase puts shippers on tenterhooks

 VietNamNet Bridge – The further shipping freight increase announced by shipping agents have worried goods owners, who fear that this would lead to higher costs and lower competitiveness of Vietnamese products.

Vietnam bars its door to foreign ships, monopoly may return

The Ministry of Transport has decided that from January 1, 2013, Vietnam will not renew the container transport licenses and will not grant new licenses to the ships which do not bear Vietnamese flags.