Being late on some of these publishings, we continue with the MSC late one: Quote For and on behalf of our principal MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Geneva, we like to inform you that the water levels of St. Laurent river are dropping significantly. As a consequence MSC is implementing a Low Water Surcharge (LWS) [...]
We are late publishing it here, but we finally get to it. Quote Effective August 1st, 2014, CMA CGM will implement the following Low Water Surcharge (LWS) for all cargo from North Europe to Canada on board of St Laurent service: Size Type [...]
Here the announcement, not quite the newest, but still valid: Quote Congestion surcharge at destination : Manila Due to severe congestion at the port of Manila, MOL will be implementing a congestion surcharge of USD100/TEU effective 1 August 2014(Bill of Lading date) • Export cargo ex Europe and the Mediterranean to Manila This surcharge [...]
MSC presently changes the service contracts to delete the present CUC of USD 60 and changes the wording to "CUC as per tariff". The new CUC will be as follows: Quote For and on behalf of our principal MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Geneva, we like to inform you about the increase of the [...]
We are reading today: Quote The AX1 service is currently heavily delayed due to berth congestion in Rotterdam, Hamburg and New York and consequently off-window calls in all service ports. We are currently discussing actions to remedy this situation and will inform you about the corrective measures within short. For the time being pls consult your [...]
Following news from CMA- CGM: Quote Special Equipment Additional Charge – Precarriage or Oncarriage Dear Valued Customer, Effective September 1, 2014, unless otherwise specified, CMA CGM will implement a special equipment additional (Precarriage or Oncarriage) which shall apply to all shipments moving to or from inland points within the U.S. via single or combined [...]
The wheel is spinning again, the GRIs come up month by month. Here now the latest NYK announcement: Quote Please be advised that NYK will implement 2014 Structural Revenue Recovery (SRR) program for Westbound with effect from 1st September 2014. Effective date: 1st September 2014 Quantum: Westbound US$ 540 per TEU Routes involved: Asia [...]
We are reading in the newspapers in the USA that problems seem to grow due to cargo being diverted from the US West Coast (which is in danger of dockers strike) to the US East Coast: The consequences of diversions to avoid the West Coast longshore talks are becoming more apparent. A Florida freight forwarder [...]
OOCL just circulated the following information. We checked the federal register for more details and it seems that the definition of tank trucks was clarified. Now the driver needs to show a tank truck license, if the truck carries a bulk liquid tank of more than 1000 gallons, even it is a flexy tank inside [...]
For us it seems to be a pretty rare occurance, still Hyundai must have had troubles with the VACIS exams in the US. Here the Hyundai circular: Quote Re: Increase of VACIS Exam Charge Effective September 1, 2014 Please be advised due to increased costs associated with handling of units called for VACIS exam [...]
