No chance of all-in rates for sea

Although a number of airlines
– like Emirates, Ethiopian
and several others – have been
making a big issue of offering
all-in tariff rates, this trend
is unlikely to migrate to the
seafreight sector.
It’s just not feasible,
according to Glenn Delve, SA
marketing director of MSC.
All the various additionals
– like bunker adjustment
factor (baf), terminal handling
charge, International Ship and
Port Facility Security (ISPS)
Code, 24-hour manifest fee,
emission control surcharge
– are trade specific, he told
FTW.
“On the Europe trade,
for example,” he added,
“everything is additional. The
Far East is the closest to an allin
tariff.”
Airlines, according to Delve,
have “completely different
dynamics”.