Up to $3,000 surcharge, ONE encourages shippers to pick up their goods in advance
Fearing strikes along the east coast of the United States, shipping companies have introduced disruption surcharges.
Earlier, on September 18, CMA CGM said it would impose Local Port Charges of $1,500 per TEU on all cargoes imported into the US East Coast and the US Gulf from October 11, 2024. Local port fees of $800 per 20-foot dry container and $1,000 per 40-foot dry container are imposed on cargo exported from the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of the United States.
Region: From East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Maersk similarly advised import customers to speed up document processing and customs clearance, and to retrieve their cargoes in a timely manner, as ports will be inaccessible during the shutdown.
Hapag-lloyd offered similar advice to customers on expediting customs clearance and retrieving goods before the shutdown.
In the coming days, ONE will also cancel port calls for five flights to the East Coast of the United States and unload cargo at other ports in order to deliver boxes before the shutdown. ONE said it "strongly recommends taking delivery at the alternate discharge port before October 1, 2024".
Formal dialogue between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Union (USMX) has not resumed; In a statement, USMX said: "Despite further attempts by USMX to engage with the ILA and resume negotiations, we were unable to schedule a meeting to continue negotiations on a new master contract. We remain ready to bargain at any time, but if we are going to make a deal, both sides have to come to the table, and there is no indication that the ILA is interested in negotiating."
USMX has also expressed its willingness to work with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, on mediation.
Earlier, on September 18, CMA CGM said it would impose Local Port Charges of $1,500 per TEU on all cargoes imported into the US East Coast and the US Gulf from October 11, 2024. Local port fees of $800 per 20-foot dry container and $1,000 per 40-foot dry container are imposed on cargo exported from the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of the United States.
Region: From East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Maersk similarly advised import customers to speed up document processing and customs clearance, and to retrieve their cargoes in a timely manner, as ports will be inaccessible during the shutdown.
Hapag-lloyd offered similar advice to customers on expediting customs clearance and retrieving goods before the shutdown.
In the coming days, ONE will also cancel port calls for five flights to the East Coast of the United States and unload cargo at other ports in order to deliver boxes before the shutdown. ONE said it "strongly recommends taking delivery at the alternate discharge port before October 1, 2024".
Formal dialogue between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Union (USMX) has not resumed; In a statement, USMX said: "Despite further attempts by USMX to engage with the ILA and resume negotiations, we were unable to schedule a meeting to continue negotiations on a new master contract. We remain ready to bargain at any time, but if we are going to make a deal, both sides have to come to the table, and there is no indication that the ILA is interested in negotiating."
USMX has also expressed its willingness to work with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, on mediation.
