The Dominican Port Authority is warning that they will not allow trucks from the truck owners’ union Fenatrado to prevent access to ports around the country.
On Monday, 12 June 2017, National Federation of Dominican Transport (Fenatrado) trucks blocked the entry and exit of vehicles to and from the Multimodal Caucedo and Andres, Boca Chica ports in response to a conflict they have with the Alba Sánchez engineering company that has not accepted Fenatrado’s unwritten demand that their affiliates transport 50% of any company’s cargo from the ports.
The executive director of the Dominican Port Authority, Victor Gomez Casanova, has said that this is a violation of Port Operations Law 70-70 and the constitutional right to free enterprise in the country.
Gomez Casasnovas visited the head office of Fenatrado at the Port of Haina. Afterwards, the Fenatrado units stopped blocking the entrance and exit of the port and business returned to normal.
Last year, a court ruled against Fenatrado’s actions to impose cargo control on companies.
Likewise, the Dominican Republic Shippers Association (ANRD) expressed concern for the Fenatrado actions that have paralyzed the ports causing major economic losses to companies. In a document, ANRD president Teddy Heinsen said that the actions of Fenatrado are contrary to a free market and an efficient logistics chain at the ports, and affect the competitiveness of the country.
Heinsen called for Fenatrado to resolve its problems using the legal instruments that are available and not the illegal blocking of the ports. The president of Fenatrado is under arrest accused of homicide.
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El Dia
7 Dias
MetroRD
14 June 2017
