Month: December 2019

In strict accordance with the above regulation, AAL has migrated its entire fleet to the use of fuel with a sulphur content of 0.5% or less. This fuel comprises variants such as Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (LSFO), Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (ULSFO) and Low Sulphur Marine Gasoil (LS-MGO) – all currently more expensive than standard marine fuel. In this respect, adoption of same has had profound implications on the economics of our daily operations.

As a result of our increased bunkering costs, associated with the migration to low sulphur fuel, the BAF surcharge for breakbulk cargo booked on AUEC & AUWC liner sailings from 01st Jan 2020 will be raised by USD 6.00 per RT (new total BAF USD 16.00 per RT).

There will also be an increase in Container BAF Prices with 20` BAF increasing to USD 480 per unit and 40`/48` increasing to USD 960 per unit.

The above will come into effect on AAL’s Liner Services as of the following Sailings:

In the meantime, we thank you for your continued support and for joining AAL in helping to deliver a new era of sustainable shipping for our industry and the global community.

Please do not hesitate to contact us, with any queries related to this matter.  
Yours faithfully,

The AAL Management Team
Brisbane, 18^th December 2019

The AAL Bangkok recently provided the perfect ocean transport solution for a leading yacht transport and boat shipping company, representing a select group of private owners seeking a Caribbean climate for their pleasure cruising this winter. AAL’s specialist heavy lift S-Class vessel (19,000 dwt) loaded a compiled cargo of 12 floating craft in Genoa, Italy, and successfully transported same to the Virgin Islands and Port Everglades.  The 3,500m² cargo included a 51-metre super yacht, weighing 400t, which proved short work for the Bangkok’s heavy lift cranes and their combined 700t max lift.

Pavao Kopic, AAL’s Chartering Manager in Houston commented that due to the nature and value of the cargo (insured for close to 100 million US dollars), the customer chose AAL for its reliability track record and the significant lifting capability and cargo intake volume of the S-Class fleet.

The cargo was transported via AAL’s growing Europe-US service, which features multiple tonnage options and regular sailings.