News / Hapag-Lloyd becomes latest carrier to bring in container booking cancellation fee

Hapag-Lloyd has become the latest container shipping line to introduce a cancellation/no-show fee, as carriers appear increasingly intent on penalising shippers and forwarders that book slots on services but don’t arrive with the cargo on time.

The German carrier has announced a $60 fee for all export shipments from Singapore to India from 9 June on “all bookings which are cancelled within three calendar days prior to vessel arrival”.

It would appear carriers are increasingly “testing the water” with cancellation fees on selected, smaller-volume tradelanes

The fee follows ...