2022 - News & Advisories

• Release Date • 2022-12-19

  Revised Tariff Rule - Free Time and Demurrage in The Far East

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the exception clause of the free time and demurrage tariff rule #17

• Release Date • 2022-12-01

  Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF), effective January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023.

• Release Date • 2022-12-01

  Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS), effective January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023

• Release Date • 2022-09-15

  Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS), effective October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-09-01

  Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS), effective October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-09-01

  Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF), effective October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

• Release Date • 2022-08-09

  Revised Tariff Rule - Free Time and Demurrage in The Far East

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the exception clause of the free time and demurrage tariff rule #17

• Release Date • 2022-07-18

  Revised Tariff Rule - Free Time and Demurrage in The Far East

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the exception clause of the free time and demurrage tariff rule in the Far East.

• Release Date • 2022-07-11

  Revised Tariff Rule - Free Time and Demurrage in North America

  After further review to implement the demurrage tariff rule in North America Westwood will implement locations in a phased approach.

• Release Date • 2022-06-30

  Westwood Shipping Lines Acquisition by Swire Shipping Completed

  In April, we shared the news that Westwood’s owner had entered into an agreement with Swire Shipping to acquire Westwood Shipping Lines, and we noted our genuine enthusiasm for what it could bring to our company and our customers.

• Release Date • 2022-06-28

  Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS) Update

  Westwood Shipping Lines Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS), effective July 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-06-21

  Revised Tariff Rule - Free Time and Demurrage in The Far East

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the exception clause of the free time and demurrage tariff rule in the Far East.

• Release Date • 2022-06-01

  Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS), effective July 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-06-01

  Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF), effective July 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022.

• Release Date • 2022-05-31

  Revised Westbound Diversion Charges

  Westwood is providing advance notification of an increase to the diversion charges applicable to all Westbound cargos from North America.

• Release Date • 2022-04-29

  Optional - Priority Services and Charges (PSC) - 06/01/2022

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of changes to the optional Priority Services and Charges (PSC) effective June 01, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-04-28

  Westwood Shipping Lines to be acquired by Swire Shipping

  Westwood Shipping Lines, an independent vessel operator specializing in the trade between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, today announced that its owner JWeSco Ltd.

• Release Date • 2022-04-26

  Change of Port Call in Vancouver, BC to Fraser Surrey Dock

  Westwood Shipping Lines is notifying you that starting with the Etoile 020E/021W, Westwood will be permanently calling Fraser Surrey Dock (FSD) to optimize our operational business needs.

• Release Date • 2022-04-20

  Revised Hazardous Cargo Rule & New Misdeclaration of Cargo Rule

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the Hazardous Cargo rule and new Misdeclaration of Cargo rule.

• Release Date • 2022-03-30

  Revised Tariff Rule – Detention Rate in The Far East

  Effective May 1, 2022, Tariff 032, Rule #17, Free Time and Detention in the Far East, Section 2, detention rate for special 20ft container with origin/destination in Korea

• Release Date • 2022-03-18

  Revised Tariff Rule - Free Time and Demurrage in North America

  Tariff 032, Rule #17, Free Time and Demurrage in North America, Section 3 will be updated to include demurrage and/or per-diem charges.

• Release Date • 2022-03-14

  Revised Tariff Rule - Free Time and Demurrage in North America

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the free time and demurrage tariff rule in North America

• Release Date • 2022-02-28

  Bunker Charge (BC) and Inland Fuel Surcharge (IFS)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF), effective April 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022. Effective April 1, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-02-28

  Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF)

  Westwood Shipping Lines Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF), effective April 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022.

• Release Date • 2022-02-16

  Eastbound from Japan, Korea, and China to Canada and the U.S.

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the free time and demurrage tariff rule in North America.

• Release Date • 2022-02-11

  Eastbound from Japan, Korea, and China to the U.S. and Canada

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of increases to the optional Priority Services and Charges (PSC) effective March 14, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-02-11

  Eastbound from Japan, Korea, and China to Canada and the U.S.

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of change to the free time and demurrage tariff rule in North America.

• Release Date • 2022-02-08

  Eastbound from Japan to the U.S. and Canada

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of a Japan tank general rate increase effective March 10, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-01-28

  Eastbound from Japan to the U.S. and Canada

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of a Japan tank general rate increase effective March 1, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-01-12

  Eastbound from Korea to the U.S. and Canada

  Westwood Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of a Korea FAK (Freight All Kinds) tank rate increase effective February 12, 2022

• Release Date • 2022-01-10

  Withdrawing the direct call service to Hitachinaka, Japan

  Westwood Shipping Lines will be withdrawing the direct call service to Hitachinaka, Japan effective the Westwood Rainier 130W.