Shippers in Asia are protesting strongly about the decision of a major shipping line to charge HK$25 per seal on freight containers shipped out of South China ports from 13 May. They claim that the charges are ‘ruthless’ and ‘discriminatory’, while the shipping line claims that it was just trying to cover its costs. The charges will be imposed on freight shipped from Hong Kong, Macau and the Chinese provinces of Guangdon, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan and Yunnan.