Tropical sets bunker charge increases

   Tropical Shipping and its affiliate Thompson Line have increased bunker surcharges for cargo moving on 20-foot equipment between the United States and Canada and several destinations, including:

• $25 to $220 to and from the Bahamas.
• $35 to $265 to and from the Cayman Islands or Turks and Caicos.
• $50 to $440 to and from the Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Eastern Caribbean, and Guyana. (The same increase applies to cargo moving between Canada and Puerto Rico. Tropical is not a Jones Act carrier and does not move cargo between the United States and Puerto Rico.)

   Charges are twice as much for 40-foot equipment.
   The bunker adjustments for vehicles, and other sizes and types of cargo are detailed here.