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The Panamanian government has approved of the increases of the rates for the transit of the ships through the Central American channel
They will take effect on October 1°, 2012 and on October 1°, 2013
August 9, 2012
The government of the Republic of Panama hat has approved of the program of increase of the rates for the transit of the ships through the adopted Panamanian channel from the Autoridad of the Canal de Panama City (the ACP) that, as decided last june from the authority of the channel, he will take effect in two phases on October 1°, 2012 and on October 1°, 2013 rather than on July 1°, 2012 and on July 1°, 2013 as expected initially ( on April 24, 2012 and 13 July 2012)
"The new tariff structure - the administrator of the ACP, Alberto Alemán Zubieta has restated - reflects the fair market value that the route of the Channel of Panama hat offers to its users. We reaffirm our engagement - it has added - to work beside the industry in order to continue to supply a reliable and competitive service. This new structure guarantees a stability of the rates for the customers of the Channel of Panama hat in the course of next the two years and meanwhile the approved of rates remain beneath of the value offered from the channel in terms of sure, reliable and efficient route".
The new structure increases from eight to ten the number of types of ships subject to the new rates, fraziona in three categories the segment of the tanker, incorporates the ships ro-ro in the segment of the ships door-car and incorporates the segment of the ships portacontainer/breakbulk in that of the other ships. The ten new segments of ships are the following ones: ships full hand general container, ships for goods, frigorifere ships, fleeting ships portarinfuse, ships oil tankers, ships to chimichiere, ships liquefied gas tankers, ships door-automobiles and ro-ro, ships and other ships.
Introducing new slowly the tariff one to the Council of Ministers Panamanian, Zubieta it has specified that the segments of ships for which an increase of the rates of transit (with a total medium increase of 15% is previewed) is general ships for goods, ships portarinfuse, tankers (oil tankers, to chimichiere and liquefied gas tankers) and ships door-auto/ro-ro, while the segments for which are not previewed increase are container vessels, fleeting ships and other ships.
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The government of the Republic of Panama hat has approved of the program of increase of the rates for the transit of the ships through the adopted Panamanian channel from the Autoridad of the Canal de Panama City (the ACP) that, as decided last june from the authority of the channel, he will take effect in two phases on October 1°, 2012 and on October 1°, 2013 rather than on July 1°, 2012 and on July 1°, 2013 as expected initially 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
