# IMO 2020 Could Shift Freight Patterns, Increase Costs - TT

> A panel of shippers and carriers at IANA Intermodal Expo in Long Beach discussed the IMO 2020 mandate, effective January 1. They said it could raise ocean freight prices and reroute cargo, and questioned whether enough compliant fuel would be available in ports. Walmart said it would accept only planned increases tied to cost and distance.

- Date: 2019-09-19 · published 2019-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57268-imo-2020-could-shift-freight-patterns-increase-costs-tt
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected IMO 2020 surcharges and possible rerouting could raise the cost of importing feed ingredients by ocean and change shipping patterns.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-04-03 | [Diesel Prices May Increase as Cargo Industry Makes 2020 Fuel Switch, Experts Say - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59767-diesel-prices-may-increase-as-cargo-industry-makes-2020-fuel-switch-experts-say.md) | +1.8% | +4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2018-08-22 | [IMO 2020: Oil market could see a diesel fuel resurgence, analysts say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63725-imo-2020-oil-market-could-see-a-diesel-fuel-resurgence-analysts-say.md) | +4.2% | +5.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-01-30 | [Tolls, Regulations, Bunker Fuel Costs Could Vex Industry - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61273-tolls-regulations-bunker-fuel-costs-could-vex-industry-tt.md) | +0.2% | +6.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-05-08 | [How trucking can mitigate risks of IMO 2020 marine fuel rule - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59257-how-trucking-can-mitigate-risks-of-imo-2020-marine-fuel-rule-freightwaves.md) | +1.1% | -12.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-06 | [FreightWaves oil report: physical diesel markets strengthen; IMO 2020 link eyed - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56766-freightwaves-oil-report-physical-diesel-markets-strengthen-imo-2020-link-eyed.md) | +3.3% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/imo-2020-could-shift-freight-patterns-increase-costs

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