Lack of transparency cited as Maersk, MSC clip on fuel surcharges
Maersk’s fuel surcharge will add 27% to its land-based pricing, while other carriers had applied various surcharge mechanisms that weren’t as ‘clearly separated’.
MSC, the world’s largest shipping line, has factored in a US$300 ‘emergency’ surcharge on NZ importers.
AP Moller-Maersk has pushed up its landside freight charges by 27% as a reaction to energy cost pressures in the wake of the Middle East war.
In a scenario reminiscent of congestion charges slapped on during the Covid pandemic, the shipping and transport giant said with about a fifth of global fuel
