ESPMC-WITASS adds St. Petersburg emergency surcharge

ESPMC-WITASS adds St. Petersburg emergency surcharge Faced with long delays at the Port of St. Petersburg, member lines of the ESPMC-WITASS conference have added emergency surcharges for cargo calling at the Russian port.
   Starting this Tuesday, the ESPMC-WITASS carriers have implemented the following charges:
   *$150 per dry TEU.
   *$300 per dry FEU.
   *$275 per refrigerated TEU.
   *$550 per refrigerated FEU.
   The ESPMC-WITASS conference covers the Europe/Caribbean/South America trade and its members are CMA CGM, Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV), Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd and “K” Line.