02.07.2020
Artikel Nummer: 32617
A trio for fair bunker prices
With regards to the volatile charges for bunkering in the transport market, an initiative which the maritime consultancy Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) started last year to define fair principles and a clear indexing mechanism for Bunker Adjustment Factors in container shipping, is now also supported by the European forwarders’ association Clecat.
The association, which represents the interests of more than 19,000 companies in logistics, freight forwarding and customs services, opts for the mechanism that was a brainchild of the ESC-Drewry IMO toolkit reference group in 2019.
Together, CLECAT, Drewry and the ESC aim to promote the voluntary use of the indexing mechanism for fuel charges. (mw)