# Carriers gaining confidence in low-sulfur fuel negotiations | Journal of Commerce

> Container carriers are increasingly confident they can fully recover the higher costs of the global low-sulfur fuel mandate through annual trans-Pacific contracts. One study estimates added costs of up to $265 per FEU from Asia to the US West Coast and $700 per FEU to the East Coast.

- Date: 2019-04-02 · published 2019-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59772-carriers-gaining-confidence-in-low-sulfur-fuel-negotiations-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

If carriers recoup these costs through contracts, container freight rates would rise after the mandate takes effect. The effect on bulk grain freight is less direct.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/carriers-gaining-confidence-in-low-sulfur-fuel-negotiations-5236136

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