Bunker fuel surcharges not an option for tanker owners in glutted market
Amid surging bunker fuel costs container carriers are resorting to bunker surcharges to recover costs, but owners in the tankers market facing the same problem are finding it much more difficult to introduce similar measures because of the glut of vessels
Container shippers and lines battle over emergency bunker fuel surcharges
Several of the world’s largest container shipping companies have imposed emergency bunker surcharges upon their customers in the past two weeks, seeking to claw back revenues lost to rising fuel bills caused by the jump in crude prices in recent months.
Leading container lines to reduce various surcharges in China
Several of the world’s leading container carriers have notified China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of their initiatives to reduce various shipping surcharges in China. ...
U.S.A Federal Maritime Commission (U.S.FMC) is planning on publishing a new website to track congestion surcharges
NEWARK, New Jersey — The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will launch a website soon that...