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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed recent announcements by some container shipping lines that they will discontinue low sulphur fuel surcharges. BIFA says it has long challenged


their legitimacy. It accused the carriers of profi teering in 2018 when almost in unison they announced be


introducing the


suit and also stop their low sulphur surcharges, as well as reconsider their policies in regards to applying surcharges for equipment


imbalance


congestion. “Over the last few years, the


that they would surcharges


signifi cantly in advance of the IMO 2020 regulation which took eff ect on 1 January 2020. BIFA director general, Robert


Keen, commented: “Forwarders do not like shipping line surcharges of whatever nature, and we are hoping that other lines will follow


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include fast-track procedures


for


overfl ight and landing permits for operations carrying the vaccine exempting fl ight crew members from quarantine requirements, temporary traffi c rights and removing curfews. Governments must also


consider the current diminished cargo capacity. International health organisations have already reported severe diffi culties in maintaining their planned vaccine programs during the Covid crisis due, in part, to limited air connectivity. UNICEF executive director


Henrietta Fore said: “UNICEF will be leading what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest operation ever. The role of airlines


number of surcharges and fees has continued to grow – oſt en with no real explanation or justifi cation.” Less welcome however is the


news that one line is introducing a merchant haulage surcharge, whilst another is adding a container compliance charge. Forwarders do all they can to


minimise the eff ects of surcharges but at least some costs need to be passed on to the customers. However: “There is sometimes


and international transport companies will be critical to this endeavour.” Just providing a single dose to


7.8 billion people would fi ll 8,000 747 cargo aircraſt . De Juniac added: “Even if we


assume that half the vaccines can be transported by land, the air cargo industry will still face its largest single transport challenge ever. In planning their vaccine programs, particularly in the developing world, governments must take very careful consideration of the limited air cargo capacity that is available at the moment. If borders remain closed,


travel curtailed,


fl eets grounded and employees furloughed, the capacity to deliver life-saving vaccines will be very much compromised.”


You need it. We move it.


anything from to port


an unfair perception that our members are to blame,” Keen adds. “If a shipper enters a contract to buy goods they should know exactly what they are paying and that price should not change.” Some surcharges should already


be consolidated within freight rates, with any required fl uctuation being managed against that fi gure, he said.


Issue 6 2020 - Freight Business Journal


Shipping lines dump low-sulphur surcharges Gdansk comes to Dubai container


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DP World’s Jebel Ali Port in Dubai has welcomed the 24,000teu HMM Gdansk, one of the world’s largest


vessels, on


the return leg of her maiden international voyage between the Far East and Europe. Sister ship HMM Hamburg recently visited her namesake port in Germany.


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