ESPMC-WITASS raises BAF

ESPMC-WITASS raises BAF Shipping lines in the Europe/Caribbean/South America trade ESPMC-WITASS conference will increase bunker surcharges for sailings in June.
   The U.S. dollar and euro-denominated surcharges will be $587/587 euros (from $548/548 euros) per TEU and $1,174/1,174 euros (from $1,096/1,096 euros) per FEU. The per-freight-ton surcharge will go up to $29/29 euros (from $27/27 euros).
   The conference is maintaining its monthly low-sulphur fuel surcharge for shipments to and from Baltic Sea ports, Hamburg to Le Havre range, Scandinavian countries, Poland, and the United Kingdom and Ireland, at $9/7 euros per TEU.
   The six conference members are Container Cargo Lines Inc., CMA CGM, Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV), Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd and 'K' Line.