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NYK plans huge surcharge if ILA strikes

Friday, August 31, 2012

Japanese carrier NYK Line notified customers Thursday that it would impose a congestion surcharge of $1,000 per container moving through U.S., Canadian or Mexican ports if East Coast ports are shut down by a strike or lock out next month. The fee is applicable to shipments from origins in the Far East, the Indian Subcontinent, and Australia. The existing contract between the International Longshoremen's Association and terminal operators, represented by the U.S. Marit...

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