Far Eastern Freight Conference adds St. Petersburg winter charge
Shipping lines of the Far Eastern Freight Conference plan to introduce a winter surcharge of $50 per TEU on cargo loaded at or destined to St. Petersburg, Russia.
The surcharge will apply from Dec. 1 until March 31, 2004, the Asia/Europe conference said.
The winter surcharge applicable to less-than-containerload cargo will be $2.50 per revenue ton, with the same effective dates.