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By Alex Lennane
Freight forwarders are “exasperated” by the latest surcharge added to their already sky-high bill by shipping lines.
It’s an “Emergency Space Surcharge”, levied by CMA CGM, of $200 per teu from 15 December from south eastern Indian ports to major destinations in Europe and Central and South America.
CMA CGM imposed a similar surcharge on 1 March for some routes out of north Europe.
But forwarders now say they have had enough.
“Forwarders do not like shipping line surcharges of whatever nature and, along ...
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