Shipping conference passing along Kingston charge
The ESPMC-WITASS Conference, which includes carriers in the trades between Northern Europe and the Latin America/Caribbean market, said it plans to implement an increase in its Terminal Handling Charge for Kingston, Jamaica to offset increases in the Kingston CESS charges.
The CESS charge is imposed on steamship lines by the Shipping Association of Jamaica to help finance employee health care and other benefits.
The conference said it would increase its THC to US$233 per container on inbound shipments effective February 15. There will be no change in the THC for export containers.
Shipping conference passing along Kingston charge
