News / CMA CGM 'congestion' surcharge at Liverpool just a money grab, say forwarders

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Forwarders and hauliers have described CMA CGM’s introduction of a congestion surcharge at Liverpool port as a “naked money grab”, claiming port services are functioning normally.

The shipping line informed customers yesterday afternoon that, from 15 August, it would introduce a $150 per teu surcharge for all containers arriving from its North-east Asia rotation, blaming the “significantly increased” costs of servicing the Mersey gateway.

Multiple sources, however, informed The Loadstar that, from their perspective, services into Liverpool were functioning as normal and, ...