Containerships announces SECA surcharge
Following the implementation of the EU sulphur directive (2012/33/EU), the sulphur dioxide content of marine bunker oil will be limited to a maximum of 0,1% as from 01.01.2015.
In order to comply with the directive Containerships will operate part of its vessel fleet using Heavy Fuel Oil in combination with scrubber, and the remaining part of the fleet with Marine Gas Oil. As a result vessel running costs will increase significantly, the company said in its press release.
In order to compensate the cost impact of the sulphur directive the following SECA surcharge will apply to all containers as from 01.01.2015.
As from 01.01.2015:
- The current 2014 BAF will be “frozen” and included to the freight amount
- The SECA surcharge will be charged as freight additional with a fixed value as per above table
- A new 2015 BAF scale will be implemented with reference value (zero) as from 01.01.2015