Hamburg Süd to assess St. Petersburg winter fee

Europe

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The liner carrier Hamburg Süd said Tuesday it will assess a surcharge on shipments from the United States to St. Petersburg, Russia, in the coming weeks. The surcharge, $75 per TEU, will be assessed from Oct. 18 from U.S. West Coast ports, and from Nov. 1 from U.S. East Coast ports. The carrier said the surcharge is necessary “due to the additional costs associated with winter weather and ice conditions in the eastern Baltic Sea.”...

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