BAS – Basic Freight: This is the charge for
handling the transportation of your cargo from the first port of loading to the
final port of discharge.
BAF – Bunker Adjustment Factor: An
adjustment in shipping charges to offset price fluctuations in the cost of
bunker fuel encountered in world bunker prices.
CAF – Currency Adjustment Factor: This is a
cost sharing item to account for currency fluctuations encountered when
incurring operational costs in one currency and paying in a different currency.
EXP – The charges associated with the
administration of providing export services, such as, but not limited to,
equipment release, arrangement of pick-up and drop-off and handling of
notifications.
ODF – The charge associated with the
creation of transport documents processed at origin.
OHC – Origin Terminal Handling Charge:
Covers the cost of cranes to load your container onto the vessel as well as
other activities of the port.
DHC – Destination Terminal Handling Charge:
Covers the cost of cranes to discharge your container as well as other
activities of the port.
MDF – Manual Documentation Fee: When
booking requests are submitted via a non e-channel a fee is applied for
processing documentation which is submitted manually.
WDF – Weight Discrepancy Fee: Payable when
there is a discrepancy between container gate-in weight and weight declared on
documentation.
EMF – Equipment Management Fee: Ensures
high security seal on container as well as providing an EIR report to a trucker
LDS – Late Documentation Surcharge: The fee
will apply if shippers have delivered a container to the export port for
shipment but do not comply with container line’s documentation deadlines.
MHH – Merchant Haulage Cargo Release:
Charge related to coordinate haulage with a third party logistics provider.
PAE – Port Additions (Export) / Port Dues –
Miscellaneous charges collected for the port on behalf of the customer at
origin.
PAI – Port Additions (Import) / Port Dues -
Miscellaneous charges collected for the port on behalf of the customer at
destination.
SER – Carrier Security Charge: Charges
associated with the Carrier compliance to the ISPS code on vessel and container
security measures. Applicable on all cargo on a container basis.
IHE – Inland Haulage Fee (exports): export
intermodal transportation is arranged by the carrier.
IHI – Inland haulage fee (imports) import
intermodal transportation arranged by the carrier.
CCL – Container Cleaning Fee: Container
Line will provide its customer extra cleaning of container suitable for safe
transportation of relevant cargo / commodity type as per customer request.
DDF – Documentation Fee Destination. The
cost associated with the creation and processing of documentation at
destination.
WTI – Inland Haulage Waiting Time - The
charges associated with truck waiting time caused by general congestion or
customer influenced delays.
IMP – The charges associated with the
administration of providing import services, such as, but not limited to,
equipment release, the arrangement of pick-up and drop-off and handling notifications.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR REEFER ONLY
PTI – Pre trip Inspection. Reefer
containers require inspection, testing and configuration of set points of
various machinery to cater to specific cargo booked by customer. This charge
covers cost of technician for pre-trip inspection. This is a South African
requirement only (as per the request of the Perishable Products Export Control Board.
CTS – Cold Treatment Surcharge. A fee for
the maintenance of a sufficiently low reefer temperature for a predetermined
length of time. The temperature for the commodity is monitored and maintained for the specified time defined by import
regulations.
CAS - Controlled Atmosphere Surcharge. A
fee for providing a special atmosphere controlled refrigerated container during
transportation. The mixture of gases are regulated within the container throughout
the ocean transportation. the special atmosphere controls the speed at which
fruit ripens.
