Hamburg Sued circulates the following information:   Quote   Commencing January 1st 2015, all ships and ocean carriers operating within Emission Control Areas (ECA) in the Baltic Sea, North Sea, English Channel, and the Coasts of Canada and USA, will be required to utilize fuel with significantly lower sulphur content. This binding requirement is set out [...]

    CMA infomed us that the low water surcharge to Canada will be waived as of November 15th.

    We understand that Hapag will waive the low water surcharge as of November 11th.    

  Seems that there is enough water in the St Lawrence river or the Low Water Surcharge cannot be maintained as being true anymore....:   Quote   For and on behalf of our principal MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Geneva, we like to inform you that the water level of the St. Lawrence River improved, consequently [...]

We get the following message from ANL:   Quote   With reference to current severe port congestion in SHUWAIKH (KUWAIT) which are causing service disruptions involving increased operating costs, please be informed that ANL will be implementing an: Emergency Port Congestion Surcharge:   $100/20’- $200 /40’ effective from November 1st, 2014 (B/L date) The Emergency [...]

  We got the following information from OOCL:   Quote Intra-Europe Trade: Scan Baltic Express Service Update Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to announce a number of changes to our Scan Baltic Express (SBX) network which will increase the scope and frequency of coverage to/from Russia, Finland, Sweden and the Baltic Sea. The network [...]

  They keep on coming, but they do not seem to function, otherwise the rates would have been sky high already...   Quote Please be advised that NYK will implement 2014 Structural Revenue Recovery (SRR) program for Westbound with effect from 1st December 2014.   Effective date: 1st December 2014   Quantum: Westbound US$ 800 per [...]

  Please see here the details:   Quote Door Delivery Surcharge for Transatlantic Westbound Trade         Dear Valued Customer:   Please be advised “ K “ Line will implement  Door Delivery Surcharge for all door shipments from North Europe to North America.   Due to the unexpected increases in the cost of [...]

  OOCL hereunder gives us a comprehensive overview on the USA situation:   Quote     Rail Network   BNSF operation maintained good fluidity across its’ network.   Their maintenance teams continue planning and executing track and bridge maintenance projects.   Truck Power   Truck Power across the United States to perform import store door deliveries [...]

  Here more information on the capacity adjustements to prevent the freight rates from a total collapse:   Quote   CONTAINER shipping lines, including Maersk and the G6 Alliance, are cancelling more services on the transpacific and Asia-Europe routes over the slack winter season. The Central China (CC2) service to the US west coast will [...]