The Customs Department hastened to clear the remaining containers at Laem Chabang Port. More than a thousand cabinets
Mr. Phanthong Loykulnan, a spokesman for the Customs Department, revealed that according to news about over a thousand containers in the Laem Chabang Port area. Both cold storage containers general cargo box and dangerous goods containers Including containers containing frozen pork residues that have fallen to the state. cause the cost of keeping the product Opportunity cost of container storage space And waste time in moving the remaining containers to arrange new containers This is because Laem Chabang Port does not have a specific storage facility for intermediaries and residuals, as is the Bangkok Port's residual warehouse. Causing to be deposited in each private port at present causing problems affecting many agencies such as port operators, ship agents, importers, exporters and the Port Authority of Thailand
Present (August 8, 2023) pending containers at Laem Chabang Port Can be divided into 3 types, totaling 937 containers (including 679 general cargo containers and 258 cold storage containers) as follows
1. 254 containers under legal proceedings (including 246 general cargo containers and 8 cold storage containers)
2. 538 containers are under auction/delivery/destroying (including 298 general cargo and 240 cold storage containers).
3. Containers belonging to criminal cases Cannot be auctioned/delivered/destroyed Which has to wait for the outcome of the case in the amount of 145 containers (including 135 general cargo containers and 10 cold storage containers)
Laem Chabang Port Customs Office has continuously solved the problem. There are intermediates and leftovers. And transit goods that belong to the state in the fiscal years 2021 and 2022, a total of 342 cabinets have been auctioned/delivered/destroyed. and transit goods that belong to the land Completed 54 cabinets, for example
Pork belly, which is a restricted product, weighs 28,594 kilograms, 1,800 boxes of frozen chicken legs, total weight of 21,600 kilograms. It is under consideration by the investigating officer. The Customs Department has sent a letter to the investigating officer on July 21, 2023. The Customs Department has instructed all departments to speed up the problem solving. in collaboration with entrepreneurs and other agencies so that the operation is continuous and fast effective.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency