From the same date these bunker adjustment factors (BAF) and currency adjustment factors (CAF) as the surcharges are know will go to $1,271 (from $1,170) per 40-foot high-cube container and to $1,431 (from $1,317) per 45-foot container.
There will also be a surcharge to $25 (from $23) for weight-measure adjustment. The CAF will become eight per cent, instead of seven per cent, American Shipper reports.
APL, Cosco Container Lines, Evergreen Line, Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, "K" Line, MOL, NYK Line, OOCL, Yang Ming and Zim are the members of the CTSA.