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Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said Thursday they are raising their bunker surcharge in April.
Its the first rise since January and represents a 5 percent increase.
For East Coast ports, the fuel recovery charge will be $581 per 20-foot container, $727 per 40-foot container, $817 per 40-foot high-cube container, and $920 per 45-foot container.
For West Coast ports, the charge will be $294 per 20-foot container, $368 per 40-foot container, $414 per 40-foot high-cube container, and $465 per 45-foot container.
The discussion agreement is, however, lowering its currency adjustment factor April 1 to 5 percent. It is 5 percent through February but is slated to rise to 6 percent in March.
CTSA member lines are APL, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, K Line, NYK Line, OOCL, Yang Ming and Zim Integrated Shipping Services.
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