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Shipping firm Horizon Lines has announced that it is lowering its Intermodal Fuel Surcharge for its Puerto Rico service.

The company said the changes have been made "to better reflect Horizon’s costs and the market."

The new surcharges, which will be effective from November 30th, are as follows:

State	Current IFS	New IFS
Alabama	340	310
Arizona	990	960
Arkansas	510	465
California	740	715
Colorado	1030	995
Connecticut	180	165
Delaware	175	160
District of Columbia	335	305
Florida	170	155
Georgia	310	280
Idaho	695	675
Illinois	505	460
Indiana	585	565
Iowa	600	580
Kansas	615	595
Kentucky	445	405
Louisiana	505	455
Maine	345	315
Maryland	180	165
Massachusetts	340	310
Michigan	440	400
Minnesota	600	580
Mississippi	390	355
Missouri	445	405
Montana	1110	1075
Canada	365	320
Nebraska	595	575
Nevada	715	695
New Hampshire	345	315
New Jersey	115	105
New Mexico	745	720
New York	330	300
North Carolina	345	315
North Dakota	760	735
Ohio	440	400
Oklahoma	520	475
Oregon	795	770
Pennsylvania	330	300
Rhode Island	225	205
South Carolina	315	285
South Dakota	750	725
Tennessee	505	460
Texas	180	165
Utah	970	940
Vermont	345	315
Virginia	500	455
Washington	700	680
West Virginia	380	345
Wisconsin	590	570
Wyoming	1100	1065
Mexico	730	710

Horizon Lines offers two direct weekly sailings from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico, one weekly sailing from Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the only direct vessel call to the U.S. Gulf with service from Houston every fourteen days.

The company has also incorporated two of its younger, larger vessels into the Puerto Rico trade, the Horizon Trader and Horizon Navigator. Horizon says its investment in these ships means improved capacity for 45ft dry and 40ft refrigerated containers and more availability for hazardous cargo.