Panama Canal to Raise Tolls Over Objections From Ship Owners
By Eric Sabo -
2012-08-08T14:15:01Z
The Panama Canal Authority said it will raise shipping tolls as it nears completion of a $5.25 billion expansion to accommodate larger vessels.
The Canal Authority said the higher fees will take effect in October, according to an e-mailed statement today from the waterway’s operator.
Ship owners representing 80 percent of the world’s fleet had called for delaying the increase, claiming that a 15 percent toll raise was “excessive,” the International Chamber of Shipping said on May 25.
To contact the reporter on this story: Eric Sabo in Panama City at esabo1@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Joshua Goodman at jgoodman19@bloomberg.net.
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