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FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced a port congestion surcharge from Mersin, Turkey to the Indian Subcontinent due to current delays in the Turkish port, according to Container News.
After CMA CGM's congestion surcharge announcement for a US$100/dry container fee for every box transportation from Mersin, Turkey to several destinations worldwide, the French ocean carrier added Indian Subcontinent to the "destination pool of surcharge".
"We are experiencing important delays in Mersin, Turkey between congestion/waiting time plus berth time on the current vessels berthing sequences," noted CMA CGM in a statement.
Indian Subcontinent has now been added to West and East Mediterranean, Adriatic, Black Sea, North Africa, Morocco, Portugal, West Coast & East Coast of South America, East Coast Central America and Caribbean, West Coast Central America and Mexico West Coast, Windward, Guyana North Brazil, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea, North East Asia, South East Asia, China and Hong Kong SAR.
Meanwhile, the French liner also announced an overweight surcharge (OWS) from the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to North Africa and Morocco.
The surcharge of $100/container will be applied to 20' dry boxes with a container gross weight equal to or over 16 tonnes.
CMA CGM said the overweight surcharge from Jeddah to North Africa and Morocco will be effective from April 10.