German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced that a new Equipment Imbalance Surcharge (EIS) will be implemented from Egypt to West Africa.
Effective from 15 December, Hapag-Lloyd will apply a surcharge of US$700 per dry 20′ container originating from all ports in Egypt to all ports in West Africa.
The Hamburg-based company noted that the West Africa region includes Angola, Republic of the Congo, Demoratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.), Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Mauretania, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal.