HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, will implement an Emergency Intermodal Surcharge (EIS) of US$350 per unit from January 1 for dry container on all door moves via Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, and Tacoma.
The surcharge is applied because ongoing congestion at US west coast ports, said the OOCL customer advisory.
The surcharge covers shipments from the Far East to US inland door moves via the US west coast. This surcharge does not apply to Customer Nominated Trucker (CNT) door moves.
source:Schednet