ESPMC-WITASS increasing bunker surcharges

ESPMC-WITASS increasing bunker surcharges Shipping lines in the ESPMC-WITASS conference, covering the Europe/Caribbean/South America trade, said their latest bunker price monitoring exercise has triggered the need for higher bunker surcharges for June.
   The U.S. dollar and euro-denominated surcharges will be $271/271 euros (from $226/226 euros) per TEU, $542/542 euros (from $452/452 euros) per FEU. The per-freight-ton surcharge will go up to $14/14 euros (from $11/11 euros).
   Carriers in ESPMC-WITASS conference are CMA CGM, CSAV, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd, “K” Line and Container Cargo Lines Inc.