So, yeh jo West Asia mein situation chal rahi hai na, isne shipping companies ki fees ko aasmaan par pahuncha diya hai. Reports ke mutabik, jo war-risk charges pehle sirf $800 per container lagte the, woh ab badh kar $6,000 tak pahunch gaye hain! Imagine karo, yeh extra charges ab cargo value ka 60% se 70% tak ban rahe hain. Exporters ka kehna hai ki yeh bilkul galat hai, unse aise charges liye jaa rahe hain jinka unka control hi nahi hai.
Is crisis ki wajah se, shipping lines cargo ko alag-alag ports par divert kar rahe hain ya fir unko beech mein hi rok kar baithe hain. Aur is sab ka paisa kisko dena pad raha hai? Exporters ko! Woh bhi bina unki marzi ke. Basmati Rice Farmers & Exporters Development Forum (BRFEDF) aur unki Chairperson Priyanka Mittal ne sarkar se request ki hai ki is issue ko dekha jaye.
Unhone bola hai ki shipping fees sirf actual services ke liye hi honi chahiye aur containers ko payment dispute ke beech mein roka nahi jana chahiye. India's Directorate General of Shipping ne complaints suni hain, but ground level par kuch badlav nahi aaya hai.
Sabse zyada dikkat chhote exporters ko ho rahi hai. Bade shipping companies ke saamne unki chalti nahi hai, isliye kuch log toh apna maal chhodne par majboor ho rahe hain. Agar yeh sab theek nahi hua toh India ke trade system par se trust bhi uth sakta hai, aisa Priyanka Mittal ne warning di hai.
