PANAMA Ports Company (PPC) is denounced by Swiss shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) of wanting to force two companies to obtain its supervision and inspection service in refrigerated containers, reports Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide.'As a user of the Panama hub, we feel that we have been extorted,' said msc vice president Raffaele Porzio.
PPC is the operator of the Port of Balboa and in the past, it showed its power in Panama.
'Since January 22 of this year we have been experiencing unprofessional attitudes and coercive actions by the concessionaire Panama Ports Company,' said MSC vice president Raffaele Porzio.
PPC began to deny entry to companies that provided auxiliary maritime services to MSC reefer containers in Panama.
'PPC is telling us that Harbour Shipping Corporation [HSC] does not have the necessary permits to provide services in Panama, a situation that we do not understand because we have seen all the permits and also a letter instructing PPC to give HSC immediate access to our containers. However, it still refuses to do so,' said Mr Porzio.
Refrigerated containers transport sensitive perishable products, but they can also be violated for the transport of illegal substances or human organs.
'PPC is forcing us to perform the aforementioned services with two companies (Serviestiba and Chaplaire) that we do not know, have not certified, and do not trust in the safety of our equipment and goods,' said Mr Porzio.
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PPC is the operator of the Port of Balboa and in the past, it showed its power in Panama.
'Since January 22 of this year we have been experiencing unprofessional attitudes and coercive actions by the concessionaire Panama Ports Company,' said MSC vice president Raffaele Porzio.
PPC began to deny entry to companies that provided auxiliary maritime services to MSC reefer containers in Panama.
'PPC is telling us that Harbour Shipping Corporation [HSC] does not have the necessary permits to provide services in Panama, a situation that we do not understand because we have seen all the permits and also a letter instructing PPC to give HSC immediate access to our containers. However, it still refuses to do so,' said Mr Porzio.
Refrigerated containers transport sensitive perishable products, but they can also be violated for the transport of illegal substances or human organs.
'PPC is forcing us to perform the aforementioned services with two companies (Serviestiba and Chaplaire) that we do not know, have not certified, and do not trust in the safety of our equipment and goods,' said Mr Porzio.
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