ruben.maritime

BARCELONA 09 October – Spanish shipowners have revealed that transport of containers by road to and from the port of Barcelona has been controlled by a violent organised gang for almost ten years. Quoting a source close to a judicial enquiry into the road transport system at the port, the owners' association Anave said today that the group has regularly demanded euro18,000-20,000 ($25,200) from individual truck owners for permission to operate at the port. Owners who do not pay risk having their vehicles set on fire or their tyres slashed. Anave says a judge has now lifted a veil of secrecy on the judicial inquiry that was put in place after Barcelona port authority asked for the matter to be investigated last November. A port authority internal report - revealed by Anave - says: "It is impossible to resolve this conflict completely as any initiative taken to undermine the activity of this player [a road haulage association] would result in the blockage of trade at the port [by striking lorry drivers].

via Fairpla.co.uk

Etiquetas: actos ilícitos, illegal acts, ports, shipowners, spain