U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has been designated to collect a new fee regime targeting China-linked vessels, as authorised by a U.S. Trade Representative ruling. This new fee regime targeting China-linked vessels is scheduled to commence rollout 14th October 2025. It will apply to both...
The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) has announced an increase to the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. This fee increase will become effective as of the 1st of August 2025. For further information on the TMF fee please...
Port Houston had announced new reefer dwell fees, effective as of 1st July 2025, to encourage the movement of long-dwelling refrigerated import containers at the port. This fee announcement is in response to their long-standing issue of dwell times, which have reached over a week, resulting...
Recently Hutchison Ports has announced changes to Landside and Ancillary Charges. These became effective from 9 June 2025 at Sydney and Brisbane Terminals. According to Hutchison Ports, these increases are attributable to rising costs across electricity, maintenance service, land rental and other outgoing expenses. Despite these...
A Trump administration port fee proposal designed to boost the U.S. shipbuilding industry could transform international intermodal traffic, shift some container business to ports in Canada and Mexico, and help Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroads in the process. As mentioned in last month's...
Following a review of the Good Clearance Fees, the New Zealand Cabinet has approved changes to fees and levies for goods crossing New Zealand's border. These changes are being implemented to ensure the efficient flow of trade and protect against the risks present in border activities...
The turn of the calendar year is the optimal time for a retrospective review of landside port charges and the changes that have impacted businesses operating across the supply chain landscape. According to recent statistics, landside port charges have been on a consistent upward trend over...
The new year has seen multiple ocean carriers announce new surcharges, from ‘Labor Interruption Surcharges’ through to ‘Emergency Operational Surcharges’ and more, all due to commence mid-January on the North Europe to US trade lane. These are all due to activate at the same time...
DP World, Patrick Terminals and Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) have announced a range of landside fee changes for numerous ports across Australia. As a result, each organisation has issued 60-day industry notices (as of 1st November 2024), with the 30-day notices due to be issued...
The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) has announced that the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) will increase at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as of September. Click here for further details. FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS! Simply click here to follow our LinkedIn Company Page to stay...