India, May 28 -- India's largest container gateway, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), is staring at another logistics crisis starting Thursday, when transporters and trailer operators will commence an indefinite "stoppage of services" strike against "arbitrary" Lift-On Lift-Off (LOLO) or handling charges levied by Empty Container Yards (ECYs).

"Transporters will no longer pay any LOLO charges or related fees imposed at Empty Container Yards for handling empty containers," 10 major transporter and trailer operator associations backing the agitation said in a "Notice to Trade" issued on Thursday.

Repeated meetings over three years with various stakeholders, including the central government and JNPA authorities, had failed to res...