Shipper MSC introduces emergency fuel surcharges

Shipping company MSC on Monday announced emergency fuel ​surcharges on all cargo ‌from the Mediterranean and Black Sea to the Indian sub-continent, ​Red Sea and ​East Africa.

The move includes the ⁠West Mediterranean, Adriatic, the ​East Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey ​and applies from March 16 until March 31, it said.

Details (per twenty-foot ​equivalent unit, or TEU):

Western ​Mediterranean and Adriatic

• To Red Sea: $60 for ‌dry ⁠containers, $90 for refrigerated
• To East Africa; $135 for dry containers, $200 for refrigerated
• To Indian sub‑continent: $85 for ​dry containers, $130 ​for ⁠refrigerated

• To Red Sea: $70 ​for dry containers, $100 ​for ⁠refrigerated
• To East Africa: $155 for dry containers, $230 for refrigerated
• To Indian ⁠sub‑continent: $100 ​for dry containers, $150 ​for refrigerated

Source: Reuters

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