TSA modifies bunker surcharge

Ocean

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
   The 15 container shipping lines that are part of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said Tuesday, beginning Jan. 1, intermodal freight shippers in the Asia-U.S. container trade will begin paying a single, consolidated bunker surcharge that incorporates components for both low-sulfur fuel burned within 200-mile coastal limits, and long-haul intermodal fuel costs passed through by inland transportation providers.    TSA said the shift to a consolidated charge will dramatically sim...
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