OOCL notifies as follows:   Quote Low Sulphur Bunker Surcharge Effective January 1st, 2015 Dear Valued Customer, OOCL fully complies with all environmental regulation and requirements related to our operations and we would like to inform you that new regulations with regards to the use of Low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO) will come [...]

More and more carriers are coming in telling us that they are not anymore able to execute all oncarriages in the USA even if they still may carry the destinations in their tariffs. Most of them are ready to arrange truck oncarriages in a radius of like 75 miles around the ports and rail moves [...]

Please note the latest Evergreen Manila congestion surcharge update:   Quote   Aktualisierung der Zuschläge für Verschiffungen nach Manila North & South Port Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, aus gegebenem Anlass und in Bezug auf vergangene Rundschreiben, gibt die von uns vertretene Reederei EVERGREEN LINE hiermit eine Aktualisierung der Zuschlaege für die Löschhäfen Manila North & South Port [...]

Here the notice of Hanjin:   Quote   Increment of Terminal Security Charges (TSC) for Antwerp (Belgium) Please note that Terminal Security Charges for shipments from/ to Antwerp (Belgium) will be increased effective 1st October 2014 as follows:   Unquote

NYK announces as follows:   Quote   We would like to inform you that the feeder operators serving Kolkata/ Haldia to Singapore/ Colombo and vice versa have announced to implement Winter Season Charge to all the main line operators including NYK, in view of lower river draft during the winter season, resulting in less feeder capacity available.   [...]

  Evergreen just circulated a notice to shippers that they will not accept any cargo the New Delhi Tughlakabad with immediate effect. Reason is the ongoing rail congestion to that inland destination.      

  Hamburg Sued increases the THC, see here:   Quote   Due to rising terminal handling costs in German ports Hamburg Süd needs to increase the Terminal Handling Charges for Im- and Export in Hamburg and Bremerhaven by EUR 10 per DRY & REEFER container and EUR 30 per OOG container.   The new amount, valid as from [...]

  See here the news from OOCL:   Quote   Asia-Europe Trade - Winter Program Update Dear Valued Customer, In response to the expected low demand over the winter season, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailing:   Asia – North Europe service -    Loop 7 service on [...]

Hamburg Sued informs as follows:   Quote   Due to significant increases in the River Plate Toll tariff – which is levied by the Ministry of the Interior and Transport of Argentina – it is unfortunately necessary to make an upward adjustment to our River Plate Toll (“RPT”) surcharge for both export and import cargo. The new [...]

Today we read:   Quote   starting with MOL Express 078w  G6 Group has changed terminal in Los Angeles due to ongoing congestion . Pse note that terminal changed  from  San Pedro to Long Beach   quote [PA2] terminal change to USLGB/SSA   Please note PA2 service will call USLGB/SSA starting with MOL Express HEPE078W (ETA [...]