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  • Middle East war adds $5.5 billion to ocean carriers' bunker costs: Sea-Intelligence
  • Bunker costs only upside in transpacific contract negotiations
  • Bunker surcharges driving intra-Asia rates up, even as demand falls

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joc.com /4 days ago

Middle East war adds $5.5 billion to ocean carriers' bunker costs: Sea-Intelligence

Costs rose sharply following the start of the war, and although emergency fuel surcharges were quickly levied on spot shipments, cargo under contract was locked into quarterly BAFs...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Bunker costs only upside in transpacific contract negotiations

Shipping lines, aware that transpacific cargo volumes are inadequate to support higher rates, are trying to maintain this year’s contract rates at levels similar to, or lower than...

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Bunker surcharges driving intra-Asia rates up, even as demand falls

Intra-Asia rates continue to rise – despite sluggish cargo volumes – as operators continue to use volatile bunker prices to justify emergency fuel surcharges. Korea Ocean Business...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Tighter bunker supplies raising costs, but not impacting service: ocean carriers

Some ships have been forced to bunker at alternative ports, but the war-driven energy shock hasn’t yet impacted the deployment of tonnage, ocean carriers said at an industry event...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Neptune Pacific updates BAF levels across Pacific trades and U.S. West Coast

Neptune Pacific Direct Line has announced updated Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) levels for its Pacific services and U.S. West Coast trade. Pacific trades: mid-May update For Neptu...

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container-news.com /4 weeks ago

Swire Shipping revises emergency bunker surcharge across global trades

Swire Shipping has announced a revision of its Emergency Bunker Surcharge (EBS), reflecting ongoing volatility in global fuel markets. The updated surcharge will apply to shipments...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Basic Fuel Price formula in focus amid dramatic shift in South Africa’s supply sources

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), which is now preparing for a prolonged period of fuel supply and pricing pressure as a result of the damage to energy infr...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

CMA CGM adjusts BAF on France–Tunisia ro-ro service

CMA CGM has announced a revision of its Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) on the ro-ro South service connecting France with Tunisia, in response to recent developments in bunker fuel...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Amazon discloses 3.5% fuel & logistics-related surcharge

 Amazon Seller Central: Fuel and logistics-related surcharge: FBA, MCF, and BWP in US and CA Elevated costs in fuel and logistics have increased the cost of operating across the in...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Bunker market reverses as ceasefire triggers price correction

The upward trajectory of bunker prices, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East, reversed sharply on April 8 following reports of a two-week ceasefire. “The market has ent...

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joc.com /1 month ago

War-driven fuel costs add new twist to trans-Pacific service contract talks

The doubling in bunker fuel prices in some key hubs since the war in the Middle East began six weeks ago is focusing industry attention on energy costs as supply scarcity worsens.

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

BUDI95 adjustments a sensible fiscal move but not without fallout risk, FitchSolutions unit says

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Malaysian government’s decision to further adjust the BUDI95 allocation would be...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Carrier surcharges drive up intra-Asia rates ‘to maintain profits’

Intra-Asia rates have been kept elevated by high bunker prices, even though cargo volumes have been flat since the Chinese New Year in February. The Shanghai Containerised Freight...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Fuel surcharges and slow-steaming making waves for shippers

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz appears to be changing the frequency at which carriers calculate fuel surcharges – recent wild swings in bunker prices prompting emergency fuel...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Fuel charges complicate rush to ink new trans-Pacific service contracts

Midsize importers are generally satisfied with the base rates contained in their 2026–27 service contracts, but many are at the mercy of ocean carriers as to how emergency fuel sur...

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ttnews.com /3 weeks ago

Box Makers Struggle to Pass on War Costs

One of the biggest impacts on the industry from the war is higher transportation costs. The cost of retail diesel touched record seasonal levels in mid-April.

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