TACA lines copy Maersk by raising Alameda Corridor rail surcharge
Maersk Line’s partners in the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement, Atlantic Container Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co., NYK and OOCL, have followed the Danish carrier’s lead by announcing an increase to their Alameda Corridor rail surcharge.
Effective Dec. 28, the surcharges for all containers moving through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach through or out of Southern California — applicable whether or not cargo actually transits the corridor — will be:
* $18 per 20-foot container (from $16).
* $36 per 40-foot standard and high-cube container (from $33).
* $40 per 45-foot container (from $37).
Maersk raised its own surcharge to the same level, with effect Nov. 24.
TACA said the raise was “in accordance with recent adjustments by railroads to recover charges paid in connection with the railroad’s agreement with the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority to assist in recovering the costs of constructing and operating the Alameda Corridor.”
TACA lines copy Maersk by raising Alameda Corridor rail surcharge
