Because the price of fuels in Nicaragua has increased consecutively during the last 18 weeks, companies dedicated to provide cargo services announce that rates could increase between 5% and 10%.
During 2020 the price of hydrocarbons was considerably reduced, but currently in the international market the price of a barrel of oil exceeds $60, which is similar to the amount reported prior to the covid-19 pandemic.
In Nicaragua, the guild of transporters reports that in the customs of the country is reviewed 40% of cargo trucks, a situation causing delays because the international standard is to inspect a maximum of 10% of units.
Managers of the Association of Nicaraguan Transporters (ATN) reported that since the beginning of the political and social crisis in the country in April 2018, the time for a truck to enter Nicaraguan borders has increased and carriers can spend up to a day.
Due to the protests that continue to affect the country, the transporters union has made the decision to remove all of its units from circulation on the streets as of this week.
From the beginning of this week the Association of Nicaraguan Transporters (ATN), which brings together around 17,500 truckheads and 50,000 trucks of between 4.6 and 8 tons, reported that due to the crisis it is impossible to transit through the country.
Most shipping companies have agreed to pay carriers between $1.26 and $1.29 per kilometre as a re-adjustment.
After nearly a week of strikes, 10 of the 15 shipping companies operating in the country agreed to concede to the demands of freight carriers, and they will pay an adjustment per kilometre of between $1.26 and $1.29.
"(Regarding) those (shipping companies) who did not negotiate, we have agreed with the industry not to provide them with the services of our units," said Marvin Altamirano, president of the Shipping Association of Nicaragua (ATN), according to Laprensa.com.ni.
The enactment of the Rules for International Land Transit in Central America is being opposed by carriers because of the fines included in the regulation.
Customs authorities in El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama are discussing the implementation of the regulation, which includes the application of fines to carriers.
Laprensa.com.ni quotes Marvin Altamirano, a member of the board of the Central American Federation of Transportors (Fecatrans) who says, "Carriers can not assume the responsibility of the merchant. We are disagree over imposing fines of more than a thousand dollars to carriers in the case of missing or excess merchandise. Neither should fines of one thousand dollars be imposed if the transport unit is damaged and measures have to be taken on route. "
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