Shipping traders not to handle cargo from Kakinada Anchorage Port

Following the impasse over 1,064 metric tonnes of rice not being loaded on Panama-registered ship Stella-L despite submission of bank guarantees, shipping traders of Kakinada Port have decided not to handle cargo at the Anchorage Port for some time. The shippers feel the state government is imposing unreasonable restrictions on exporters. As per the rules and guidelines, goods that are perishable should not remain stocked for a long time, as they can get spoilt. Officials can release the seized perishable goods after taking bank guarantee as per the quantity. Around that time, Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan visited the port and ordered officials to seize the ship on the basis of PDS rice having been found on it. Shipping traders say they have not seen such an unprecedented case where rice has been seized despite having a bank guarantee. Also Read -