EBS
Charges & surchargesEmergency Bunker Surcharge
A temporary fuel surcharge carriers add when fuel prices spike faster than the regular BAF can adjust.
In practice
Applied at short notice, sometimes with only a few days' warning. Frequently disputed by shippers because it stacks on top of BAF.
Seen in the wild
EBS USD 150 per TEU effective 15 March on all Intra-Asia services.