Hanjin ship seized in Oz, Hutch levies fee Dutch court banned in Rotterdam
THE 3,600-TEU Hanjin California has been seized at Sydney's Port Botany, the latest to be detained as creditors launch legal action to recover unpaid bills.
An arrest warrant was issued for the ship by the state of New South Wales and the plaintiff was listed as Glencore Singapore. The ship is Israeli-owned, but the company itself, Zodiac Maritime, is based in Monaco.
The 5,300-TEU Hanjin Rome, detained in Singapore last week immediately after the South Korean line entered court protection, is owned the Korean company.
With two vessels arrested in China, the latest arrest comes as more information on container release charges emerges amid mounting shipper frustration.
Meanwhile Hutchison's Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) now requires an "administrative charge" of HK$6,000 (US$773) per container to secure their Hanjin boxes.
A similar charge of US$1,200 was levied at Hutchison's European Container Terminal (ECT) in Rotterdam but was ruled illegal by a Dutch court, which allowed a EUR25 (US$28) surcharge instead after shippers and forwarders sought an injunction.
"That is almost three times the terminal handling charges at HIT. What is the administrative charge, and how can they justify that," said the supply chain director of a major German cargo owner told IHS Media. "Too many people are trying to make a fast buck out of this."
HIT said the terminal was not going to comment on commercial matters.
THE 3,600-TEU Hanjin California has been seized at Sydney's Port Botany, the latest to be detained as creditors launch legal action to recover unpaid bills.
An arrest warrant was issued for the ship by the state of New South Wales and the plaintiff was listed as Glencore Singapore. The ship is Israeli-owned, but the company itself, Zodiac Maritime, is based in Monaco.
The 5,300-TEU Hanjin Rome, detained in Singapore last week immediately after the South Korean line entered court protection, is owned the Korean company.
With two vessels arrested in China, the latest arrest comes as more information on container release charges emerges amid mounting shipper frustration.
Meanwhile Hutchison's Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) now requires an "administrative charge" of HK$6,000 (US$773) per container to secure their Hanjin boxes.
A similar charge of US$1,200 was levied at Hutchison's European Container Terminal (ECT) in Rotterdam but was ruled illegal by a Dutch court, which allowed a EUR25 (US$28) surcharge instead after shippers and forwarders sought an injunction.
"That is almost three times the terminal handling charges at HIT. What is the administrative charge, and how can they justify that," said the supply chain director of a major German cargo owner told IHS Media. "Too many people are trying to make a fast buck out of this."
HIT said the terminal was not going to comment on commercial matters.