U.S./South Europe carriers extend bunker charges to August
The U.S. South Europe Conference (USSEC) of ocean carriers has extended the period of its current bunker charges to August and reduced by 9 percent its tariff currency adjustment factor, from Aug. 1 through to at least Aug. 31.
USSEC bunker tariffs will be extended unchanged for August at $260 per 20-foot container and $520 per 40-foot container.
USSEC members are Maersk Sealand, Hapag Lloyd, and P&O Nedlloyd. The conference is based in Crawley, West Sussex, in the United Kingdom.