The Trinidad and To\u00adba\u00adgo Cham\u00adber of In\u00addus\u00adtry and Com\u00admerce has raised con\u00adcern over se\u00adri\u00adous op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtional chal\u00adlenges af\u00adfect\u00ading car\u00adgo move\u00adment be\u00adtween Port of Spain and To\u00adba\u00adgo, warn\u00ading that the con\u00adstraints are dis\u00adrupt\u00ading sup\u00adply chains and in\u00adcreas\u00ading costs for busi\u00adness\u00ades.<\/p>\n
In a me\u00addia re\u00adlease, the Cham\u00adber said it re\u00adceived de\u00adtailed feed\u00adback from mem\u00adbers who re\u00adport\u00aded ex\u00adtend\u00aded de\u00adliv\u00adery times, re\u00adduced sail\u00ading fre\u00adquen\u00adcy, 48 to 52 hour truck turn\u00adaround cy\u00adcles, pro\u00adlonged port wait\u00ading pe\u00adri\u00adods, high\u00ader trans\u00adporta\u00adtion costs and in\u00adad\u00ade\u00adquate han\u00addling arrange\u00adments for re\u00adfrig\u00ader\u00adat\u00aded car\u00adgo.<\/p>\n
The Cham\u00adber said what was pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly a pre\u00addictable one day sup\u00adply cy\u00adcle has ex\u00adpand\u00aded in\u00adto a two to three day lo\u00adgis\u00adtics cy\u00adcle.<\/p>\n
Un\u00adder the cur\u00adrent con\u00adfig\u00adu\u00adra\u00adtion, car\u00adgo loaded in Port of Spain dur\u00ading the morn\u00ading does not sail un\u00adtil ap\u00adprox\u00adi\u00admate\u00adly 11.00 pm, ar\u00adriv\u00ading in To\u00adba\u00adgo at 6.00 am the fol\u00adlow\u00ading day. When com\u00adbined with re\u00adturn sched\u00adul\u00ading, trucks re\u00admain tied up for up to two days. Mem\u00adbers al\u00adso in\u00addi\u00adcat\u00aded that car\u00adgo move\u00adment has fall\u00aden from ap\u00adprox\u00adi\u00admate\u00adly five sail\u00adings per week to three.<\/p>\n
Truck\u00aders must re\u00admain at the Port of Port of Spain for up to 12 hours pri\u00ador to sail\u00ading, with\u00adout struc\u00adtured ac\u00adcom\u00admo\u00adda\u00adtion or rest fa\u00adcil\u00adi\u00adties. For re\u00adfrig\u00ader\u00adat\u00aded car\u00adgo, op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtors must run gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtors for ex\u00adtend\u00aded pe\u00adri\u00adods dur\u00ading wait\u00ading times, sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly in\u00adcreas\u00ading fu\u00adel costs and me\u00adchan\u00adi\u00adcal wear.<\/p>\n
The Cham\u00adber out\u00adlined what it de\u00adscribed as im\u00adme\u00addi\u00adate and mea\u00adsur\u00adable com\u00admer\u00adcial im\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adtions. It said longer lead times re\u00adquire dis\u00adtrib\u00adu\u00adtors to car\u00adry high\u00ader in\u00adven\u00adto\u00adry lev\u00adels, in\u00adcreas\u00ading work\u00ading cap\u00adi\u00adtal ex\u00adpo\u00adsure. Trucks im\u00admo\u00adbilised for 48 to 52 hours re\u00adduce fleet pro\u00adduc\u00adtiv\u00adi\u00adty and force con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion of ad\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal cap\u00adi\u00adtal in\u00advest\u00adment. High\u00ader fu\u00adel con\u00adsump\u00adtion and port side wait\u00ading costs raise the land\u00aded cost of goods in To\u00adba\u00adgo, while per\u00adish\u00adable goods face in\u00adcreased spoilage risk dur\u00ading ex\u00adtend\u00aded wait\u00ading and tran\u00adsit cy\u00adcles.<\/p>\n
The Cham\u00adber added that re\u00adport\u00aded un\u00adder util\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion of ves\u00adsel ca\u00adpac\u00adi\u00adty must be as\u00adsessed with\u00adin this op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtional con\u00adtext. It said the is\u00adsue may not re\u00adflect re\u00adduced de\u00admand for car\u00adgo space but con\u00adstrained truck\u00ading ca\u00adpac\u00adi\u00adty, as op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtors can\u00adnot af\u00adford to have lim\u00adit\u00aded fleets tied up for mul\u00adti\u00adple days per ship\u00adment cy\u00adcle.<\/p>\n
The or\u00adgan\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion said Jear\u00adlean John, Min\u00adis\u00adter with re\u00adspon\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty for Works and In\u00adfra\u00adstruc\u00adture, is ex\u00adpect\u00aded to pro\u00advide a pub\u00adlic up\u00addate and wel\u00adcomed op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtional da\u00adta and clar\u00adi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion.<\/p>\n
How\u00adev\u00ader, it said pol\u00adi\u00adcy\u00admak\u00aders must ac\u00adknowl\u00adedge the full com\u00admer\u00adcial im\u00adpact on busi\u00adness\u00ades op\u00ader\u00adat\u00ading be\u00adtween Port of Spain and To\u00adba\u00adgo.<\/p>\n
De\u00adscrib\u00ading the sea bridge as a strate\u00adgic eco\u00adnom\u00adic cor\u00adri\u00addor sup\u00adport\u00ading food dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion, con\u00adstruc\u00adtion sup\u00adplies, re\u00adtail in\u00adven\u00adto\u00adry, man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading in\u00adputs and tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adture sen\u00adsi\u00adtive goods, the Cham\u00adber warned that ex\u00adtend\u00aded lead times and in\u00adcreased lo\u00adgis\u00adtics costs will ul\u00adti\u00admate\u00adly re\u00adflect in pric\u00ading, sup\u00adply con\u00adsis\u00adten\u00adcy and busi\u00adness sus\u00adtain\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty in To\u00adba\u00adgo.<\/p>\n
The Cham\u00adber called for ur\u00adgent mul\u00adti stake\u00adhold\u00ader en\u00adgage\u00adment in\u00advolv\u00ading the Min\u00adistry, the Port Au\u00adthor\u00adi\u00adty of Trinidad and To\u00adba\u00adgo, freight op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtors and af\u00adfect\u00aded busi\u00adness\u00ades to re\u00adview sail\u00ading fre\u00adquen\u00adcy and turn\u00adaround ef\u00adfi\u00adcien\u00adcy, book\u00ading trans\u00adparen\u00adcy and car\u00adgo al\u00adlo\u00adca\u00adtion, re\u00adfrig\u00ader\u00adat\u00aded car\u00adgo man\u00adage\u00adment pro\u00adto\u00adcols, dri\u00adver wel\u00adfare and port lo\u00adgis\u00adtics, and cost es\u00adca\u00adla\u00adtion across the sup\u00adply chain.<\/p>\n
It said ef\u00adfi\u00adcient car\u00adgo move\u00adment be\u00adtween Port of Spain and To\u00adba\u00adgo re\u00admains fun\u00adda\u00admen\u00adtal to na\u00adtion\u00adal eco\u00adnom\u00adic sta\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty and in\u00adter is\u00adland in\u00adte\u00adgra\u00adtion, and pledged to con\u00adtin\u00adue con\u00adstruc\u00adtive en\u00adgage\u00adment to en\u00adsure that lo\u00adgis\u00adtics op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions sup\u00adport com\u00admerce, pro\u00adtect con\u00adsumers and strength\u00aden busi\u00adness con\u00adfi\u00addence.<\/p>\n
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