24OCT2019 - NEWS - Port of New Orleans is considering a new tariff charge of $2,500 for fuel bunkering.

The Port of New Orleans plans to raise most of its tariff rates on container and breakbulk cargo by 2 percent in 2020 and is eyeing larger increases and new tariffs on other services.

The 2 percent increase applies to tariffs — a tax a company pays the port to dock — on activities like wharf obstructions, wharf cleanings, assignment fees, security deposits, applications for berths, vacating of berths, terminal use fees and harbor fees, among others.

Port of New Orleans is considering a new tariff charge of $2,500 for fuel bunkering.