“ On order to address the potential risk of significantly increased port congestion as a result of
Any labor related issues on December 29, 2012, all carriers have filed a Port Congestion Surcharge (CON)
Applicable to all shipments to/from ports in the United States. This also includes import shipments
to the United States that are routed through Canada.
The amounts of the surcharge are as follows and are applicable to both dry and reefer shipment:
USD 800.00 per 20’ container
USD 1000.00 per 40’ container
USD 1125.00 per 40’ HC container
USD 1266.00 per 45’ container
Please note this is a forward filing as precaution to address the potential for congestion as
Result of possible labor actions. Should there be no labor action and subsequent congestion
disrupting operations, this tariff filing will be nullified.”
OCEAN CARRIERS WILL CHARGE FOR CONGESTION AT THE PORTS
“ On order to address the potential risk of significantly increased port congestion as a result of
Any labor related issues on December 29, 2012, all carriers have filed a Port Congestion Surcharge (CON)
Applicable to all shipments to/from ports in the United States. This also includes import shipments
to the United States that are routed through Canada.
The amounts of the surcharge are as follows and are applicable to both dry and reefer shipment:
USD 800.00 per 20’ container
USD 1000.00 per 40’ container
USD 1125.00 per 40’ HC container
USD 1266.00 per 45’ container
Please note this is a forward filing as precaution to address the potential for congestion as
Result of possible labor actions. Should there be no labor action and subsequent congestion
disrupting operations, this tariff filing will be nullified.”