The New Zealand Shippers Council is concerned that the recent announcement by Port Napier that it will impose an insurance levy charge on transport operators is the thin end of the wedge for the countrys exporters and importers. The levy came into effect on October 1 and will be passed onto exporters and importers effectively through the back door as added cost in the supply chain. Chairman of the NZ Shippers Council, Mike Knowles said it is an alarming precedent. “What we’re seeing is a levy that lands on those who have no contractual relationship with the port and therefore…