Feeder surcharge at Chittagong

Feeder vessel operators are threatening to slap a $130 surcharge on each TEU that they have to handle at the port of Chittagong unless congestion there decreases within the next month. At present, feeder lines such as QC Container, HRC Shipping, Orient Express, Advanced Container and Sea Consortium charge $300 to transport each TEU between Singapore and Chittagong. This journey takes four days, but vessel operators are currently then faced with a further seven days spent in the port.