Swire raises port charges

Swire Shipping is to hit New Zealand customers with increased import port service charges on its transtasman service.

The charges include destination terminal handling charges and are effective for eastbound cargo on the Tasman Provider, due to sail from Melbourne on September 28.

The increased charges apply to Auckland, Tauranga, Marsden Pt, Napier, Nelson and New Plymouth and will be $325 for each 20-foot equivalent (TEU) container, $565 per 40-foot container (FEU), and $19.75/tonne for breakbulk cargo, where applicable.