After a ship has been emptied, a consignee has a certain amount of time to unload his products from a container and then return the container to the shipping firm. If the free time allotted expires and the container is not returned, the consignee will be charged a detention cost. A detention fee is a cost paid by a shipper for holding on to a container after leaving the port/terminal to load or unload the container for an extended period. Detention is the fee paid by the merchant for using the container outside of the port or depot after the free time has expired.
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Effect of COVID-19 on the Freight Forwarding Industry in Egypt: An Empirical Study on Agility Egypt
Rawan Hisham El Haddad (Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Egypt),
Sara Hassan El-Gazzar (Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Egypt),
May Salah El-Dine Mohamed (Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Egypt), and
Bojan Rosi (University of Maribor, Slovenia)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4686-7.ch006
Abstract
The freight forwarding industry is an important player in the maritime transport industry that facilitates shipping processes by providing various value-added services such as securing bookings, transporting cargo, and preparing shipping documents. However, due to COVID-19 outbreak, the freight forwarding industry faced many challenges like port congestion, container shortages, and blank sailings. Therefore, this study examines COVID-19 effect on the freight forwarding industry and the challenges that the freight forwarders faced especially in Egypt, which is a logistics hub due to its strategic location. The case provides researchers and practitioners with an overview of the challenges that affected both maritime transport and freight forwarding industries in Egypt and investigates the challenges that Agility Egypt encountered due to COVID-19 restrictive safety measures. Also, it presents the solutions undertaken to deal with those challenges. Data were collected through interviews with various operation managers, executives, and specialists in Agility Egypt for shipping and freight.