May 24--THE Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation has announced the implementation of some increases to tariffs at the port of Hodeidah, to come into effect from June 1, reports GAC Hot Port News.
The Red Sea port is under the control of the Houthi forces who have the capital Sana'a, and less than a third of the country, but are said to be pro-Iranian and thus subject to air attack by Saudi forces, who have the support of the Americans, and seek to re-install the deposed government.
The old government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, which enjoys Saudi support, controls the Port of Aden on the Gulf of Aden and more than a third of Yemeni territory, reports GAC Hot Port News.
A quarter of the territory is controlled by Ansar al-Shari'a, an umbrella group of armed local factions led by Muslim terrorists Al Qaeda in the more barren tracks of the arid nation.
In its notice announcing the increases, the corporation states that the port has experienced financial difficulties and challenges because of the blockade as well as big price increases for petroleum prices, oil spare parts and other aspects, resulting in a deficiency and not being able to cover it expenses since 2015 to date.
It is therefore necessary to implement increases to some tariffs.
These increases apply to tug boats and floating marine fees, services of stable and mobile cranes for general cargoes breaches and penalties in US dollar ton fees on container in Temeni Ral storage wages and typical imports.
For details of the increases and general information about operations in Yemen contact GAC Yemen at yemen@gac.com