Shipping freight rate will be negative zero tariff ban

This morning, the State Department of Transportation held in Shanghai in non-vessel operating common carrier tariff filing system publicize and implement the Council stressed the NVOCC shall be normal and reasonable tariffs to provide services to prohibit the "zero tariff", "negative tariff "means contract goods. This system for the national shipping industry, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange was designated as the only organization handling the tariff filing.

China's international trade and transport more than 90% complete by the sea. End of 2008, emerging international financial crisis, a serious impact on the international shipping industry, port cargo, foreign trade cargo, container and coal throughput has not appeared for many years of negative growth, part of the port container throughput by as much as 20%. In early 2009, a number of liner companies started to use low-cost means of competing for market share dumping on the long-term healthy development of the industry have had a very negative impact on.

Ministry of Transport issued a "record on the implementation of international container freight liner means a notice", since June 15, 2009 from the nationwide implementation. September 15 this year, the Ministry of Transport announced on October 1 from the implementation of the management measures, the measures to implement the transitional period of 60 days, on December 1, 2010 into effect.

The Ministry of Transport and Shipping Exchange, Shanghai once designated as the only accepted NVOCC tariff filing center. Shanghai Shipping Exchange will develop non-vessel operating common carrier tariff filing instructions, the provision of appropriate technical services, and assume a conservative tariff trade secrets related to the obligation to record information.