Finland's Containerships increases bunker surcharges

HELSINKI's Containerships has increased its bunker surcharge from June 17 to EUR99 (US$137.9) per TEU and EUR198 per FEU and 45-footer on the Helsinki, St Petersburg, Teesport, Tilbury route and on the Helsinki, St Petersburg, Rotterdam, Ghent, Hamburg run while the surcharge of Irish trade lane via Rotterdam will rise to EUR146 per TEU and EUR292 per FEU and 45-footer.

Bunker surcharges are set at EUR26 per TEU on the Helsinki-St Petersburg route and EUR52 per FEU and 40-footer. On the Helsinki, St Petersburg, Arhus, Riga, Klaipeda, Gdansk route the surcharge goes to EUR70 per TEU and EUR140 per FEU, according to Russian

(Source: Transport Weekly)