Maersk´s sulphur cap charge draws predictable shipper ire
(WorldNews Denmark)

Yesterday´s lead story on Splash regarding Maersk´s decision to get clients to help pay for its sulphur cap fleet adjustment has drawn predictable ire from shippers, while a number of analysts have hailed the decision as both trailblazing and logical. Maersk Line announced yesterday a new Bunker Adjustment Factor surcharge, which it claims is aimed at recovering the costs of compliance - thought to be up to $2bn for Maersk alone – with the global sulphur cap, which enters into force on January 1 2020. Maersk becomes the first carrier to publically state how it intends to charge for the sulphur cap, with other lines waiting in the wings to see what reaction this Maersk surcharge will...