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Fuel surcharges push parcel shipping rates near record high

Fuel surcharges continue to be a major component in rising parcel shipping rates, especially as FedEx and UPS jigger with their tables to maintain revenue even if fuel prices go do...

Suez Canal Will Raise Surcharge Fees as It Still Looks to Increase Transits

The Suez Canal Authority has posted its first wide-ranging rate increases in the form of revised surcharges for transits in three years. It comes, how...

UP extends peak surcharges to all Southern California shippers

The fee, which sources say is $300 per container, applies only after a shipper exceeds its contractual weekly allotment and is reset every week, so there are ways to avoid the char...

UP extends peak surcharges to all Southern California shippers

The fee, which sources say is $300 per container, applies only after a shipper exceeds its contractual weekly allotment and is reset every week, so there are ways to avoid the char...

Maersk introduces and updates surcharges for Australia and New Zealand trade

Maersk has announced three separate tariff updates affecting cargo movements to and from Australia and New Zealand, effective from June and July 2026. Port Additional surcharges fo...

California Regulators Raise State Universal Service Surcharge

Small monthly fee that funds broadband and phone assistance programs will rise 15 cents per line.

CMA CGM expands surcharge programme across key trade routes

CMA CGM has announced a series of new surcharges across multiple trade lanes, effective in July 2026. The carrier will introduce a Hazardous Surcharge of US$500 per TEU on hazardou...

CMA CGM announces Port Congestion Surcharge and Peak Season Surcharges

CMA CGM has notified customers of two separate surcharge implementations covering West African and East African destinations, effective from June and July 2026. Port Congestion Sur...

BoE sets out 2026/27 fee rates for FMIs

On 8 July 2026, the Bank of England issued a Policy Statement setting out its 2026/27 fee rates for financial market supervision. Table B of the Policy Statement sets out the expec...

Hapag-Lloyd introduces emergency fuel surcharge for Australia rail services

Hapag-Lloyd has announced the introduction and adjustment of an Emergency Fuel Surcharge for inland rail and combined rail services in Australia. The carrier said the measure follo...

Ocean Shipping Cartel: Is This Legal? | Rates Surge

SummaryView Transcript The global supply chain is facing unprecedented challenges, with trucking spot rates hitting record highs and international ocean freight rates soaring. This...

Tax or Fee? Retailer Considerations for the Rising Wave of ‘Delivery’ Charges

CMA CGM announces new FAK rates and surcharges across multiple trade lanes

CMA CGM has announced new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates and Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) on several trade routes, with implementation dates ranging from 5 July to 25 July 2026. The...

WTW: US Commercial Rates Continue Moderation With 2.5% Increase in Q1

U.S. commercial insurance rates increased 2.5% in the first quarter 2026, according to the latest WTW Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). “The first quarter results...

Swire Shipping revises charges for South Korea and Kiribati

Swire Shipping has announced revisions to selected service charges affecting cargo moving through South Korea and Kiribati, with the new fees taking effect from July 1, 2026. For n...

UP imposes peak season surcharge on low-volume shippers

It’s been five years since Union Pacific instituted a surcharge this early in the year, a sign that the railroad expects shippers to continue to shift freight off the highway amid...

Box rates soar $1,000 in one week on peak rush

Rate hikes and surcharges pushed up benchmark ocean container rates by $1,000 in the latest week, with more to come. The post Box rates soar $1,000 in one week on peak rush appeare...

Maersk updates inland fuel surcharges

Maersk is implementing an export fuel surcharge (EFS) and import fuel surcharge (IFS) of 5% on the base price across all inland routes, effective May 27, 2026. The move comes in re...

AT&T Phone Bills Are Going Up. See Why, and by How Much

The carrier's Administrative & Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee jumps $1 a month starting Aug. 5 — here's what's driving the hike.

PRA PS17/26 – Regulated fees and levies: Rates proposals 2026/27

On 8 July 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Policy Statement 17/26 – Regulated fees and levies: Rates proposals 2026/27 (PS17/26). PS17/26 is relevant to al...

ANL announces rate increase for Fiji-bound cargo

ANL has announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) on shipments moving from North East Asia, South East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East and the Gulf to Fiji. The revise...

Taxes and Government Fees Make Up 25 Percent of Car Rental Fees

Travelers make easy targets for revenue-hungry officials.

As rates rally, the FMC enforcement offensive hits critical mass…

In a nutshell: In six months the Commission has levied over $68 million in combined awards against MSC, OOCL, and Maersk, with an Evergreen court win reinforcing its hand. The ques...

RiverLink toll rates to increase starting July 1

The toll increases come as RiverLink rolls out collections for unpaid accounts.