Carriers divert Indian cargo to avoid congestion worries at Colombo
With capacity still a nagging concern at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, container lines are devising ...
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Amid the looming break-up of DB Schenker’s freight division, shippers using Germany’s railways also now face a very real hike in charges.
Citing increased vendor costs, Maersk this morning announced that, from 1 April it would impose a €9 ($9.73) per teu “rail infrastructure surcharge” on bookings going via rail to or from Rotterdam.
It told customers: “There has been a significant reduction in the Trassenförderung, a key state subsidy for the rail paths utilised by ...
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