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.
Because of the social and political crisis, businessmen working in the freight transport sector in Nicaragua estimate that by the end of this year their operations will have been down by up to 25%.
According to the Transporters Association of Nicaragua (ATN), the crisis that began in April this year has caused losses in cargo transport activity in the country, and the operations of companies in the sector are estimated to register a 25% reduction in 2018 compared to 2017.
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.
The 70% growth in cargo movement through the port of Corinto in the last five years reflects the imperative need for Nicaragua to invest more in port infrastructure.
Even though container movements through Nicaraguan ports are still significantly less than that through other ports in the region, the increase in sea freight traffic and its growth potential compel the government and the sectors involved to think about options for increasing port capacity.
In addition to the usual problems of crime facing cargo carriers in the Northern Triangle, the union has denounced an increase in robberies on Costa Rican roads.
Inequality and lack of coordination in security measures that are implemented in each of the Central American countries is preventing better results from being achieved in combating robbery of freight trucks.
The time it takes to move goods between Managua and the customs offices of Guasaule will be reduced from 5 to 2 hours with the recent works on the 77 kilometer stretch of road between the two places.
With this new route carriers will be able to avoid going through the cities of Leon and Chinandega, which will generate savings not only in time but also in costs.It is estimated that a reduction will be achieved of"... four gallons per diesel per truck."
A strike has been announced in the next few days unless the government meets demands related to the problems faced in customs offices and compliance with traffic rules.
Spokespeople for the Transport Association in Nicaragua (ATN) said the strike is in protest against the bureaucratic obstacles faced in customs offices, arrests by the police in different points along the routes and the increase in the fines.
Carriers are warning that an epidemic of theft of containers that primarily affects El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, may be starting to affect Nicaragua.
The president of the Central Transport Federation (Fecatran), Marvin Altamirano, told Elnuevodiario.com.ni that "... at least four cases of container theft have occurred in Nicaragua. "With the authorities we managed to stop about four containers that had been stolen, and which were loaded onto trucks with Guatemalan plates, that showed that the vehicles were already in contact with international criminal gangs.'"
Albalinisa has been accused of apparently having more rights than others in using services at the port.
Business owners are complaining that "... 'Albalinisa always has priority, and drivers or carriers, even though they have their documentation ready, have to wait until they process the cargo of that company first', explained Marvin Altamirano, president of the Shipping Association of Nicaragua to Trincheraonline.com.
Freight companies in Nicaragua say with the introduction of new rates the cost of insuring a truck for damage by third parties has increased from $85 to $295.
Between $45 million and $50 million more is the estimated amount that will have to be paid by freight business to ensure the trucks to comply with amendments to the Law for the Traffic Circulation Plan and Traffic Violations.
The regional union is bringing charges to the Central American Court of Justice over what it considers to be undue customs fees in El Salvador.
The American Federation of Freight (Fecatrans) announced that it is preparing a lawsuit against El Salvador at the Central American Court of Justice (CCJ). The union is complaining about the fees that carriers pay at customs offices in that country, which it considers improper.
In contrast to what should be a regional customs union, every Central American border post charges vastly different rates and taxes.
"We believe that we could even stage regional custom blockades," said the Nicaraguan Marvin Altamirano, president of the American Federation of Chambers of Transportation (Fecatrans).
Central Freight carriers will meet next August to define the measures to be taken against the different fees imposed by various countries in the region.
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