Archive ( 14.12.04 )
NO INCREASE IN MAIN CHARGES AGAIN AT ABERDEEN HARBOUR
Aberdeen Harbour Board are to hold the main Rates and Charges at the port at this year's level for 2005 - making it the sixth time in seven years there has been no increase.
Since the early 1980s, the charges on vessels and cargoes have risen by only 17%, against a jump of 128% in inflation.
Harbour Board Chief Executive, Barclay Braithwaite, commented: "It is vital to the future of the port and its many users that services and facilities are competitively priced. Ensuring this is a key to our strategy of sustaining and developing the range of activities.
"The combination of a modern port, its efficient operation and another very busy year has enabled us to hold the main charges again."
The Board reinvest all profits in maintenance and development, with over £130 million spent since the 1970s and around £36 million budgeted in the current five-year plan. The port annually handles around four million tonnes of cargo, worth some £1.5 billion, and injects over £100 million into the economy.
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