Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) confirms that the commercial harbor authority will be expanding its service prices effective from January 2022 onward.
In a circular released by the commercial harbor authority, changes have been planned by the company towards re-shipping, express clearing and late submission services. Moreover, MPL affirms these changes are in line with the provision of faster and robust services to all forms of importers.
![](https://mbt.mv/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MBT-1110x200-1-1.png)
Furthermore, MPL attests that one-day prior express charges incurred on 20-feeter containers will stand at MVR1,060 while the price on 40-feeters in this service will be MVR2,120. Other price changes include;
- Same-day Express Charge (20-feeter) – MVR1,500
- Same-day Express Charge (40-feeter) – MVR3,000
- Container Re-Shipping (20-feeter) – MVR795
- Container Re-Shipping (40-feeter) – MVR1,590
In addition to this, the company confirms that the late submission of clearance documents will now incur a penalty fee of MVR1,494.60.
Meanwhile, failure on clearing containers within the provided one-hour clearance window will incur a fine of MVR795 on 20-feeter containers and MVR1,414.0 on 40-feeter containers on a per-day basis.
![](https://mbt.mv/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Group-100.png)