The 15 container shipping lines that are part of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said, beginning Jan. 1, intermodal freight shippers in the Asia-U.S. container trade will begin paying a single, consolidated bunker surcharge that incorporates components for both low-sulfur fuel burned within 200-mile coastal limits, and long-haul intermodal fuel costs passed through by inland transportation providers.
TSA said the shift to a consolidated charge will dramatically simplify how inland intermodal fuel surcharges are assessed and collected, and provide customers with greater clarity in forecasting their total freight costs.
Going forward, TSA said its bunker charge will be expressed in three parts: West Coast/Group 4; East Coast and Gulf/RIPI; and West Coast intermodal. For the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, the West Coast Intermodal bunker charge will be $933 per 40-foot container, including a $538 marine bunker charge, a $15 low-sulfur component and a $380 intermodal component.
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