South America and Caribbean: Emergency Operations Charge (EOO/EOD) for Third-Party Feeder Services
Due to ongoing geopolitical developments, fuel prices have increased significantly, impacting feeder operations provided by third-party service providers, including feeder vessels and barges.
In addition to the previously announced Emergency Fuel Surcharge (EFS), we are now facing explicit charges from our third-party feeder operators. As the EFS covers incremental fuel costs within Hapag-Lloyd-operated services, these additional third-party charges require a separate surcharge.
We will therefore introduce the Emergency Operations Charge (EOO/EOD) to address the operational costs related to third-party feeder services.
The surcharge will be applied as follows:
- EOO (Origin): Emergency Operations Charge at origin
- EOD (Destination): Emergency Operations Charge at destination
The applicable surcharge levels per location are listed below:
| Amount per TEU | To / From Scope | |
|---|---|---|
| EUR 90 | Cuba | |
| USD 100 | Venezuela | |
| USD 100 | Belize, Haiti and East Caribbean (Barbados, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago) | |
| USD 100 | Santa Marta, Barranquilla, Turbo | |
| USD 150 | Punta Arenas, Chacabuco | |
| USD 100 | Ilo | |
| USD 150 | Antilles and Small Islands* | |
| USD 100 | Aruba, Curacao | |
| USD 50 | Zarate |
*Small Islands include: British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Anguilla, Dominica, Sint Maarten, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Barthélemy, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
This surcharge will apply for Non-FMC-regulated trades with cargo gating in on or after April 21, 2026. For FMC-regulated trades, as well as Colombia and Ecuador, the surcharge will be effective May 21, 2026. The charge will be applied to all container types and will be payable by the sea freight payer. This adjustment reflects the explicit operational cost increases charged by third-party feeder operators.
If you have any questions regarding these updates or their impact on your supply chain, please contact your local Hapag-Lloyd representative.