Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS) in Liner Shipping
The liner surcharge recovering the cost of 0.10% sulphur fuel in emission control areas, and how carriers folded it into BAF and single fuel fees.
A low sulphur surcharge (LSS) is a liner surcharge recovering the extra cost of low sulphur fuel, most recently the 0.10% sulphur fuel required in emission control areas under MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14.4. At Maersk the BAF recovered 0.5% sulphur fuel and the LSS the 0.1% fuel, until its Fossil Fuel Fee began replacing both in 2024.
The full article will cover the pre-2020 and ECA versions of the charge, the carriers still billing it, and its interaction with the bunker adjustment factor .