Trade Terms

Fee charged for processing shipment via AMS-Ocean.

Charge for added expense, such as transshipment charges or ice-breaking charges.

Charge also known as fuel adjustment factor or surcharge.  Extra charge applied by shipping lines, or set by liner conferences on behalf of their members, to reflect fluctuations in the…

Charge added to an ocean shipping rate to compensate the carrier for increases in fuel (bunker oil) costs that have occurred since the subject rate was originally tariff filed and/or…

Charge associated with specific costs at discharge or origin terminals in Brazil.

Surcharge applied to freight rates by shipping lines or set by liner conferences on behalf of their members.  It is to ensure that the revenue of the shipping lines is…

Fee applied at origin and/or destination to offset rising staffing, training, equipment and information systems costs relating to increased volume and complexity of documentation.

The charge associated with specific costs at Canadian terminals.

Charge assessed for port congestion.

Fee associated with port security costs.