Ferry line eliminates fuel surcharge

Fri 17 Oct 2008, 10:29 GMT

Ferry line eliminates fuel surcharge

Bunker surcharge removed for West Coast ferry travellers.

Black Ball Ferry Line, has announced that it is eliminating its fuel surcharge for travellers on the MV Coho ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria.

In June, the Victoria-based firm began implementing a fuel surcharge of $1 per person and $2 per vehicle in order to help offset the increase in bunker prices. It was the first time the company had ever implemented a variable fuel surcharge to cover its fuel costs.

"We said in the beginning that if fuel were to drop we'd take that surcharge off," said Black Ball Ferry Line CEO Ryan Burles. "Our intention has always been to remove the fuel surcharge for ourcustomers as soon as we were able.

"Our fuel costs have come down, and we are passing this on to our customers," added Burles.

Since the start of June, the price of crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) has decreased from $127.76 per barrel on June 2nd to yesterday's settlement price of $69.85 per barrel, a total decrease of $57.91.

Ferry Canada United States Port Angeles (US) Victoria (CA)


		Trailing 3-month bunker sales fall to lowest since April 2025 in Singapore Bunker volume of 13.569m tonnes sold between April and June was worst result in 14 months.

		Glander International Bunkering reports $23.4m pre-tax earnings amid volatile shipping markets Bunker trading company says new fuels volumes doubled over the past year, driven by client demand.

		ISO-compliant fuels increasingly causing operational problems, Lloyd’s Register warns Latest FOBAS report finds fuel quality risk shifting beyond off-specification fuels.

		Bunker One completes Latin America’s first bioethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel 500,000-litre delivery at Santos marks a first for bioethanol as a marine fuel.

		MTF issues safety management guidelines for methanol-fuelled ships New MTF report offers recommendations for developing and strengthening safety management systems for methanol as a fuel.

		European shipowners call for permanent EU ETS derogations for islands, outermost regions and ice-classed vessels ECSA urges the European Commission to extend maritime ETS exemptions beyond 2030 ahead of directive revision.

		Compliance pooling could help unlock investment in zero-emission marine fuels, says Getting to Zero Coalition A new insight brief argues pooling models must evolve to support long-term e-fuels offtake.

		Peninsula performs maiden bio-LNG delivery in Cádiz Bunker firm has now supplied all three of Royal Caribbean Group’s Icon-class vessels with bio-LNG.

		Oilmar appoints Shawn Ho as senior manager for business development and bunker trading in Singapore Marine fuel seller hires experienced industry professional to bolster its Singapore operations.

		Island Oil expands fleet with acquisition of two tankers for Mediterranean operations Island Polaris and Island Horizon join bunker firm's fleet of vessels.