New restrictions on cargo container max weight may increase retail prices of goods

[ghosthunter]

Starting MAY 1 2011, there will be a new weight restriction on cargo container weights.

The new maximum weight is 17,500 KG (NET) for 20FT container. I am not sure if the same weight limit or a slightly higher limit is applied to 40FT containers.

What this means heavier goods that were previously shipped as a "fully filled" container will now be required to be partly full. This will increase the cost of products.

Example, a full 20FT shipment weighs around 20,000kg, the new limit would only let you load 17,500kg. This would increase the cost of shipping the products by 15%. This would be the scenario for companies that regularly ship either finished products or raw materials in bulk through containers.

So imagine that some companies have to import certain raw chemicals for their local production. The reduced maximum loading will increase overheads cost. This increase cost will definitely be passed on to the consumer.

Of course, containers lighter than 17,500km will not be affected.

[k00k]

Finally. DPWH starting to enforce the law.

If you think about it, much of our poor road conditions are not because they're ill maintained, but because of overloaded trucks and even buses. NLEX enforced this from the very beginning and you can already see now the result: very little resurfacing needed for sections that have worn asphalt. They don't big potholes or cracks to fill, unlike roads that are used frequently by overloaded trucks. (I'm looking at you, C5.)

Apart from having roads that are really built to spec (hindi nakurakot), ito pa ang isang bagay na dapat pagibayuhin ng pamahalaan. Sana lang di ito ningas kugon, yung tipong pag wala na yung current admin, iba na naman.

Mas ok na yata na mapamahal yung goods kaysa gumastos ng maaga sa suspension repairs/parts. Hehe. :D

[shadow]

tama lang yan!, abusado mga truckers and importers lagpas na sa capacity eh kinakarga pa.

[bluerolla]

tama lang yan!, abusado mga truckers and importers lagpas na sa capacity eh kinakarga pa.

Naku sating mga consumer ipapasa yang additional cost na yan

FYI, Implemented na din ngayon yang weight limit na yan. altho per axle ang basehan. 15tons per axle ang allowable max weight AFAIK.

[xoom]

does this only apply to container vans? sana applicable din sa mga dump trucks. lakas din sumira ng kalsada ng mga yan, halos lahat sila overloaded eh be it sand, gravel, rocks, etc. tumatapon na nga sa kalsada yung karga nila banat pa din ng banat.

[uls]

stupid govt. anti business

instead of building tougher roads, nag impose ng load limit

transport of goods is PART OF COMMERCE

no matter how heavy a load is, the fact that it is being transported means it is needed somewhere in the economy

the job of the govt is to build infrastructure to promote economic growth

how the hell can an economy grow if the govt restricts the movement of goods?

if you're an importer, you have to tell your suppliers to limit the weight of the container vans. so the usual 1 van shipment will become 2 vans. dagdag cost bigtime

amazing

how about heavy machinery?

mining companies need to import earthmoving equipment that usually weigh 20 to 100 tons or more

the imported machinery will have to be transported by truck trailer from port to mining site

so paano? hindi na pwede magtransport ng malaking earthmovers?

so ano gagamitin ng mga mining companies? puro mini earthmovers ang gamitin nila?

how about transporting steel?




so mga business ang kailangan mag adjust

very good

[ghosthunter]

tama lang yan!, abusado mga truckers and importers lagpas na sa capacity eh kinakarga pa.

NOTE: this is not the same with truckers. Truckers have a "per axel" limit. So heavier loads just need a truck/trailer with more wheels to lower the load on the road.

This limited max load per container will affect business and commerce.

This will also make the Philippines less attractive to foreign investors, including those already here and those planning to come in to our country.

Expect economic growth to slow a bit because of this.

Expect goods to increase in price even if world prices remain the same.

You know who to thank for your peso buying less stuff in the future.

[Wh1stl3r]

I was about to say the same thing. The thing they should be concerned about is how the weight is distributed on the road. Dapat per axle lang talaga ang limit. Problem lang sa per axle they should build wider roads to acommodate the wider turning radius of trucks with additional axles.

[ghosthunter]

I was about to say the same thing. The thing they should be concerned about is how the weight is distributed on the road. Dapat per axle lang talaga ang limit. Problem lang sa per axle they should build wider roads to acommodate the wider turning radius of trucks with additional axles.

The problem in the Philippines, we don't plan well for these things. Our cargo container ports are inside the city, with small roads leading to it. It is time to invest into a new container port with more modern facilities. Unfortunately corruption is so rampant that all the money for such improvements simply go to the pockets of corrupt government officials & politician protectors.

[hondaboot]

ok yan para tumaas lalo ang bilihin. the more tumataas bilihin, the more tataas ang overhead, the more ma-filter ang mga wannabees sa business, the more magsasara madami sa malls and retail stores and this could lead to mall closures as well

without malls, there'd be less traffic and more people will stay * home and find other forms of entertainment alternatives * home.

hay sarap talaga pag na foresee ang future. ngaun pa lang, fil-chinese friends and lessee neighbors are calling me on how's business, sobrang laki daw ang overhead nila.

eh sinabi ko na sa kanila noon eh, let go of your multi-branch shops. tatalunin kayo ng mga kabataan sa multiply and ebay hahaha eh ayaw, so yun they'll hold on, eat more bec. emotional eating pressure sa businesses nila, and before they know it, lumba-lumba sila with a bankrupt biz. sobrang sakit noon, wala ka ng pera, di ka pa physically fit to recover/recoup your losses. oh well, that's life