THE Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
will levy a Panama Canal Emergency Surcharge May 2 of US$30 per
container following transit difficulties arising from the announcement
of the "Maximum Authorised Draft for Neopanamax Locks", the company
announced.
The charge will apply voyages from
Mexico/Canada east coast to Israel and Africa. It will also apply to
voyages from US east coast ports to Oceania, Asia, Mexico/Canada West
Coast
Effective April 30, the charge will be levied on voyages from Turkey,
East Med (except Israel), North Africa (except Agadir), Black Sea
excluding European Economic Area (EEA) countries, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Also effective April 30, voyages from Turkey, East Med (except Israel),
North Africa (except Agadir), Black Sea excluding EEA countries.
To the US Pacific the charge will be US$30 per box while from Syria, it will be EUR30 per box.
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