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SHIPPERS in southern China have threatened to boycott Orient Overseas Container Lines if it goes ahead with plans to introduce a container seal fee this month on shipments from Hong Kong and locations in southern and western China.
Hong Kong Shippers’ Council executive director Sunny Ho told Lloyd’s List that shippers have been advised to avoid using OOCL as far as possible.
But he added that a formal boycott of the company could be called if the liner outfit does not withdraw the charge.
OOCL is planning to levy a seal charge of HK$25 (US$3.20) or Yuan25 (US$3.68) from May 13 on bills of lading issued in Hong Kong, Macau and China’s Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan and Yunnan provinces.
The Hong Kong Shippers’ Council, together with the Macau Shippers’ Association and the Shenzhen Shippers’ Association, felt shippers in the region had been singled out, Mr Ho said.
This was because OOCL’s note to customers announcing the charge only mentioned export containers from southern China.
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