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Maersk levies Gothenburg congestion fee on cargo to/from Sweden's big port

MAERSK Line has levied a congestion fee (CFO/CFD) of US$60 per TEU and $120 and FEU and for 45-footers on all cargo to and from the Port of Gothenburg effective from March 1 for non-Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) corridors and from March 15 for FMC corridors, until further notice.

Levels and the rate structure for some sample corridors to and from Europe become valid on March 1. This structure is valid for contracts with one-month validity or less.

"For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, quotations or surcharges that vary from the Maersk Line tariff shall not be binding on Maersk Line unless included in a service contract or service contract amendment that has been filed with the FMC or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange as applicable," said the company statement.

Gothenburg is no stranger to congestion charges, having levied the Trangselskatt i Goteborg since 2013 on most vehicles entering and exiting the city centre, including main by-pass roads.