Major shipping lines will be levying from February 1 a surcharge of 250-dollars per 40-foot container on cargo from Pakistan to Canada.
The surcharge will not apply to cargo destined for the ports and points in British Columbia.
In a notice to the exporters, the shipping lines have defined the levy as Mainland Bridge/Interior Point Intermodal (MLB/IPI) surcharge. A land bridge movement is one in which cargo destined to an inland point in Canada is railed or trucked from the water port.
The notice said that from February 1, all shipments, moving out of Pakistan to Canada, except ports and in points in British Columbia, would be subject to the following MLB/IPI surcharge:
-- Dollars 190 per 20-foot container; dollars 250 per 40-foot container; dollars 250 per HC container; dollars 250 per 45-foot container.
This is the second increase in freight in just a fortnight by the foreign shipping lines.
A general rate increase (GRI) of 300 dollars and 600 dollars for 20-foot and 40-foot container respectively was announced on January 1 for cargo destined for the West Coast of South America.
A peak season surcharge of 200 dollars and 400 dollars for a 20-foot and 40-foot container respectively is also being charged on cargo for the West Coast of South America.
The surcharge would remain in force till November.
Another GRI of 200 dollars and 400 dollars for a small and big box respectively would be applicable from April 1.
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