Members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association said last week they plan to begin assessing a St. Vincent and the Grenadines tug service surcharge from early March.
“This charge is to recoup a portion of the costs imposed for mandatory employment of tugboats by ships entering and departing St. Vincent,” the member lines said. “The use of tugboats is completely unnecessary from navigation and safety points of view.”
The surcharge, $90 per container, is effective from March 4.
CSA members serving St. Vincent include Bernuth, CMA CGM, Crowley, and SeaFreight.
CSA to assess St. Vincent tug surcharge
