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...
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced changes and adjustments to various Customs user fees, including the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF), which will take effect 1st October 2024. Click here for further details. FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS! Simply click here to follow our LinkedIn Company...
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has issued a further update to inform members that the new date for self-assessed clearance (SAC) charges has been delayed until the 1st of October 2024. This revised commencement date will allow the industry and DAFF to work...
Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has announced an increase to their infrastructure charge per full container, effective from 1 July onwards. This charge will apply to full import and export containers and will help VICT maintain and enhance their efficiency as they have continued to deliver a sub 37-minute...