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TRANSATLANTIC shipping lines have filed a major new agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in a bid to end both overcapacity and rock-bottom freight rates. The Trans-atlantic Agreement (TAA), [...]

THE Red Sea Express Service is considering a further increase on its US$500 (277 [pounds]) per teu surcharge, as the United Nations' forces blockading Aqaba Port step up their action. [...]

THE European Shippers' Council (ESC) is urging transatlantic shipping lines to drop their controversial Eurocorde agreements. This follows the European Commission's refusal to exempt Eurocorde from its cartel rules. Eurocorde [...]

FTA user body for Scottish shippers THE Freight Transport Association (FTA) has set up a Scottish shippers' and transport user's group, following a successful campaign to stop Neusara introducing an [...]

Transpac shippers to pay extra 65 [pounds] SHIPPERS will be paying between 50-65 [pounds] per teu extra on containers destined for some ports in the Far East as the Transpacific [...]

Shippers demand Far East freeze THE Federation of Asean Shippers' Councils (FASC) has called on shipping lines to put an immediate freeze on all rates and surcharges until the end [...]

FEFC stays calm over OFT probe THE Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) has reacted coolly to the British Shippers Council's move to refer the FEFC to the Office of Fair [...]

Lines back down over Far East port fees IN a significant victory for shippers, plans to introduce controversial freight rate increases in the intra-Asian trades have been dropped by several [...]

Shippers' fury over Asian fees ASIAN shippers' councils have reacted angrily to plans by shipping lines to introduce terminal handling charges throughout Asian ports. Last week, 20 lines, both conference [...]

Far East port levy threat A GROUP of 19 liner companies may impose terminal handling charges at Japanese and South Korean ports. A levy on cargo entering Japanese ports is [...]

Outsiders join FEFC rate pact SHIPPERS are angry and concerned about a new surcharge agreement reached between members of the Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) and six independent lines. Cho [...]

TSA pushes up Pacific rates LINER companies serving transPacific routes will be pushing for higher rates even though the European Community is keeping a watchful eye on shipping trade agreements. [...]

Shippers demand Gulf rates cut A 50 [pounds] drop in the Middle East Emergency Surcharge by the Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) has been branded as too little, too late [...]

Proposed port dues anger shipowners SHIPOWNERS are calling for EEC retaliation if a proposed 1,350 percent increase in US port dues is given the go-ahead. The rise has been proposed [...]

Istanbul box rates rise TWO shipping lines using Istanbul have announced surcharges as a result of delays in handling containers at the port. The additional charges result from the growing [...]