# MSC Panama Canal Emergency Surcharge

> AJOT reports MSC will apply a $30 per container Panama Canal Emergency Surcharge on certain US trades effective May 2, and $30/TEU or 30 EUR/TEU on Turkey, Black Sea and Syria routes effective April 30. The surcharge follows an official Panama Canal Authority advisory on Neopanamax draft limits.

- Date: 2020-04-03 · published 2020-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53535-msc-panama-canal-emergency-surcharge
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Carrier surcharges on Panama routes add to ocean freight costs for exporters, which can narrow export margins and support higher freight-inclusive prices.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/news/msc-panama-canal-emergency-surcharge

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