May 15, 2025

US Terminal Handling Charge (Central America) Increase Effective June 15, 2025

2025-05-16T18:12:40-04:00May 15, 2025|

Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers of an increase to the United States Terminal Handling Charge effective June 15, 2025. The increase, which applies to all tariffs and service contracts, is as follows: For all shipments moving to/ from the US Ports of Newark, NJ, Brooklyn, NY, Philadelphia, PA, to/from the foreign [...]

May 15, 2025

Guatemala Port Congestion Charge Effective June 15, 2025

2025-05-16T11:26:16-04:00May 15, 2025|

Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers that a Port Congestion Charge will apply to all cargo moving between all ports, and Guatemala and El Salvador, effective June 15, 2025. The following charge will be assessed for all northbound and southbound cargo originating or transiting through Santo Tomas, Guatemala. The charge will also [...]

April 17, 2025

Bunker Decrease Between the United States, Canada, and Central America, the Dominican Republic, Effective May 18, 2025

2025-04-17T10:26:18-04:00April 17, 2025|

Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers of a bunker decrease on all import and export cargo between the United States, Canada, and Central America, the Dominican Republic, effective May 18, 2025. This decrease is applicable to all tariff and contract rates. United States, Canada to/from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, [...]

March 14, 2025

Bunker Decrease Between the United States, Canada, and Central America, the Dominican Republic, Effective April 13, 2025

2025-03-14T14:35:30-04:00March 14, 2025|

Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers of a bunker decrease on all import and export cargo between the United States, Canada, and Central America, the Dominican Republic, effective March 16, 2025. This decrease is applicable to all tariff and contract rates. United States, Canada to/from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, [...]

March 14, 2025

Bunker Decrease for all Non-U.S. Trade Lanes Effective April 13, 2025

2025-03-14T12:28:41-04:00March 14, 2025|

Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers of a bunker decrease on all import and export cargo on all non-U.S. trade lanes effective April 13, 2025. This decrease will be applied on all northbound and southbound cargo between all Non-U.S. ports. This decrease is applicable to all tariff and contract rates. The new [...]

February 14, 2025

Bunker Increase for all Non-U.S. Trade Lanes Effective March 16, 2025

2025-02-14T15:44:50-05:00February 14, 2025|

Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers of a bunker increase on all import and export cargo on all non-U.S. trade lanes effective March 16, 2025. This increase will be applied on all northbound and southbound cargo between all Non-U.S. ports. This increase is applicable to all tariff and contract rates. The new [...]

February 14, 2025

Bunker Increase Between the United States, Canada, and Central America, the Dominican Republic, Effective March 16, 2025

2025-02-14T16:58:43-05:00February 14, 2025|

Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers of a bunker increase on all import and export cargo between the United States, Canada, and Central America, the Dominican Republic, effective March 16, 2025. This increase is applicable to all tariff and contract rates. United States, Canada to/from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, [...]

January 24, 2025

RESCINDED: Barbados Port Congestion Charge Between Non-US Ports and Barbados Effective February 24, 2025

2025-03-21T11:01:50-04:00January 24, 2025|

Please be advised that the following increase has been rescinded until further notice. Seaboard Marine wishes to advise our valued customers of a Barbados Port Congestion charge on all northbound and southbound cargo between  Non-US Ports and Barbados, effective February 24, 2025. The charge applicable on all tariff and contract rates is as follows: [...]

December 20, 2024

Port Congestion in Latin America and the Caribbean Basin

2024-12-20T14:31:52-05:00December 20, 2024|

This notice updates prior notices on continuing external factors affecting transportation in cargo throughout Latin America and the Caribbean Basin, including operations at major ports and connecting roadways. Ongoing significant port congestion, including transshipment ports, severe weather, and other events impacting inland movement of cargo, continue to adversely impact vessel schedules and transportation logistics.Seaboard Marine [...]

December 17, 2024

Trucking and Port Operations in Honduras and Guatemala

2024-12-17T11:21:22-05:00December 17, 2024|

Due to weather-related work stoppages and severe port congestion affecting the cargo moving to or from Puerto Cortes, Honduras, Port of Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala, and within Guatemala, cargo movement to and from North Central America is severely restricted. It is currently unknown when conditions on roadways and port facilities will improve. Due [...]