Seaboard increasing bunker charges

Seaboard increasing bunker charges Seaboard Marine said Thursday it will increase its bunker charge to specific Caribbean markets, including Venezuela, effective October 1.
   The increase will apply to Antigua, Barbados, Grand Cayman, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad, Tortula, and Venezuela. Seaboard said the increase was the result of continued increases in operational expenses due the higher cost of fuel.
   For all 20-foot containers the bunker charge will increase from $144 to $180. For all 40-foot containers, the charge will increase from $272 to $344. For equipment over 40 feet, the charge will increase from $309 to $390. For less-than-containerload (LCL) shipments the bunker charge on weight/measure shipments of 2,000 pounds/400 cubic feet, the charge will increase from $6.33 to $8.01. The same weight/measure increase will apply to vehicles over 700 cubic feet. For vehicles that are not over that size, the bunker charge will increase from $74 to $95.