India Quay was asked to cease the levying of charges VGM

India Gateway Terminals IndiaI Harbour (GTI) and Maersk Mumbai Harbour (APM Terminals Mumbai) due to expropriation procedures to verify the total weight of the cost of shipping the thing criticized Administration Board. The Board claims that all of its previous instructions made it clear that the rules aimed at safety of life at sea, but the Indian exporters should not bear the additional costs and hurt their competitiveness.

GTI Harbour each TEU charged 1,805 rupees (about US $ 28) and one 40-foot standard containers charged 2708 rupees for providing VGM. GTI said these costs only 1000 kg (2204 lbs) tolerance limits stipulated by the Government of India imposed only if the difference between the VGM furnished by the shipper and the actual weight at the dock weighing in excess. If so, the program will work with the program to other parts of the world dock embodiment consistent. Freight forwarders such as DB Schenker is considered the reasonable charges.