WITASS to reinstate Jamaican congestion surcharge

WITASS to reinstate Jamaican congestion surcharge    The London-based Association of West India Trans-Atlantic Steam Ship Lines will from next month reintroduce a congestion surcharge for the port of Kingston, Jamaica.
   WITASS dropped the surcharge in February. “The lines have continued to monitor the situation in Kingston and have to advise that, as a result of increasing delays and disruption to their schedules resulting in extra costs to them, they have decided to reintroduce the congestion surcharge in Jamaica,” WITASS said.
   Effective June 15, the U.S. denominated surcharge will be $146 per 20-foot container and $292 per 40-foot container. The euro denominated surcharge will be 121 euros per TEU and 242 euro per FEU.
   Members of WITASS are CMA-CGM, CSAV, Hamburg Sud and Hapag-Lloyd.