The OL network management and members wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!    

    In November the LWS was started and now, in December it was cancelled:   Quote     NOTICE TO TRADE Service to Canada Low Water Surcharge (LWS) Termination 15th December 2014 Notice No.: DE-2014-12-025   December, 2014 Dear valued customer, For and on behalf of our principal MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Geneva, [...]

  Customers with cargo bound for or currently sailing on vessels calling Belgium ports, as well as customers with other Belgium port activities or delivery/receipt operations, should be aware that Unions and organized labour groups have planned a series of strikes and protests against various sectors of the Belgium government. Port operations are part of [...]

  The fuel price goes down in the world market and here on of the reactions:   Quote   Fuel Surcharge for Inland Transport in US 08.12.2014 Dear Madam, Sir, the fuel surcharge costs from our transportation vendors decreased. As a result, the fuel surcharge assessed to all inlands in the Hamburg Süd North American Inland [...]

  Quote     Intra Asia Trade – Thailand Terminal Handling Surcharge (THC) Update Dear Valued Customer: To recover for operational costs, OOCL would like to inform you of an update to our Thailand Terminal Handling Surcharge (THC) at Thai Baht 4,400 and 6,800 per 20’ and 40’ containers respectively for all cargo based on [...]

    MSC seem to be one of the few carriers that keep on charging the Low Water Surcharge for the St Lorenz river. How can that be? Low water for MSC and Hapag and not for others?     Quote   NOTICE TO TRADE Service to Canada Low Water Surcharge (LWS) 15th December 2014 [...]

    We are happy to hear that the Hapag / CSAV merger seems to take shape now:   Quote   Dear Sir or Madam, We would like to introduce ourselves to you as an esteemed CSAV customer. Today is a big day for CSAV: following months of preparation, just a few hours ago we [...]

  GRI on January 1st, but it will be for the West Coast, where the space is tight. Will see, if that will function...   Quote   HMM’s Rate Restoration in Trans-Atlantic Trade (W/B USWC) Dear valued customers, In order to maintain a high level of service stability in our part of your supply chain [...]

  Here some news on the CMA solo service to come in January 2015:     Quote Customer Advisory #120 – 2014 Service Update New Liberty Solo Service Effective January 2015 Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to announce our NEW LIBERTY SOLO Service to and from North Europe to US East Coast that will be [...]

  CSAV circulates:     Quote       Dear All, Ministry of Indian Railway has implemented Congestion Surcharge of 10% on Base Freight Rate for all import containers railing wef 24th November'14. This is applicable to all Rail Operators in all sectors. Based on above implementation, Inland haulage fee is revised with increase of [...]