News / Shock for shippers as boxed railfreight attracts peak season surcharge for first time

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05/10/2023

Indian exporters and importers face a major escalation in logistics costs after it was announced that from 1 October the traditional “busy season surcharge” would now include containerised railfreight.

Traditionally, container railfreight has been exempt from October-to-June peak season surcharges, industry sources told The Loadstar, and ...

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News / Shock for shippers as boxed railfreight attracts peak season surcharge for first time

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A wave of container spot rate rises amid peak season and tight capacity

India-Gulf container rates plunge as capacity returns and cargo backlogs ease

Now it's forwarders 'behaving badly' as well as carriers

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