Hapag-Lloyd won’t call at the port of Jawaharlal Nehru (JNPT) until congestion at India’s busiest port of Mumbai eases, ifw-net reports.
The decision follows announcements by several container lines last week of a congestion surcharge on shipments into the port after delays blamed on the replacement of cranes, the monsoon and equipment failures.
Hapag-Lloyd has announced it will divert its vessels to the northern Indian port of Mundra.
The line said: “Due to replacement of rail-mounted cranes at Jawaharlal Nehru port, the terminal is experiencing berthing delays of up to 10 days, impacting the sailing schedule of our Indamex Service linking India with the Mediterranean and North America.”
The carrier’s 4,250teu Dubai Express was due to call at Nhava Sheva on 17 July, but was diverted to Mundra instead.
It said all cargo destined for northern India would be sent by rail from Mundra at the shipper’s expense.
Last week, IFW reported that APL, K Line, Wan Hai, OOCL, Pacific International Lines and Regional Container Lines had announced they aimed to recover the extra costs incurred as a result of the congestion at the port.
From 7 August, APL will introduce a Contingency Recovery Surcharge of US$60 per 20ft container, $120 per 40ft and $155 per 45ft box for imports discharged at Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva gateway.
OOCL’s surcharge was announced at $150 per teu.
“Many carriers have begun to route cargo from north-west inland container depots via Mundra, and [state-owned intermodal operator] Concor has also increased the number of rakes to assist,” Sam Katgara, partner at India’s largest privately-owned freight forwarder, Jeena & Co, told IFW’s sister publication Lloyd’s List.
The decision follows announcements by several container lines last week of a congestion surcharge on shipments into the port after delays blamed on the replacement of cranes, the monsoon and equipment failures.
Hapag-Lloyd has announced it will divert its vessels to the northern Indian port of Mundra.
The line said: “Due to replacement of rail-mounted cranes at Jawaharlal Nehru port, the terminal is experiencing berthing delays of up to 10 days, impacting the sailing schedule of our Indamex Service linking India with the Mediterranean and North America.”
The carrier’s 4,250teu Dubai Express was due to call at Nhava Sheva on 17 July, but was diverted to Mundra instead.
It said all cargo destined for northern India would be sent by rail from Mundra at the shipper’s expense.
Last week, IFW reported that APL, K Line, Wan Hai, OOCL, Pacific International Lines and Regional Container Lines had announced they aimed to recover the extra costs incurred as a result of the congestion at the port.
From 7 August, APL will introduce a Contingency Recovery Surcharge of US$60 per 20ft container, $120 per 40ft and $155 per 45ft box for imports discharged at Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva gateway.
OOCL’s surcharge was announced at $150 per teu.
“Many carriers have begun to route cargo from north-west inland container depots via Mundra, and [state-owned intermodal operator] Concor has also increased the number of rakes to assist,” Sam Katgara, partner at India’s largest privately-owned freight forwarder, Jeena & Co, told IFW’s sister publication Lloyd’s List.