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CMA CGM introduces low water surcharge for Manaus

Source
Container News
Source link
https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-introduces-low-water-surcharge-for-manaus/
Published
2026-08-10 04:30:04
Discovered by ProcIntel
2026-08-10 06:18:27
Category
Freight, Shipping & Logistics
Geography
Global
Organisations
Review status
Pending
Record type
REAL

Summary

<a href="https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-introduces-low-water-surcharge-for-manaus/" title="CMA CGM introduces low water surcharge for Manaus" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="168" src="https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-300x168.webp" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="CMA CGM GRAND PALAIS" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-300x168.webp 300w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-1024x575.webp 1024w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-150x84.webp 150w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-768x431.webp 768w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-1536x863.webp 1536w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-2048x1150.webp 2048w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-748x420.webp 748w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-696x391.webp 696w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-1068x600.webp 1068w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-1920x1078.webp 1920w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CMA-CGM-GRAND-PALAIS-2026-2-1.jpg-240x135.webp 240w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>CMA CGM will introduce a Low Water Surcharge (LWS) for shipments to and from Manaus, Brazil. The carrier continues to monitor falling water levels across the Amazon River system. According to the latest forecast from the Manaus Port Captaincy, navigation restrictions will begin during week 40. CMA CGM expects the restrictions to remain in place [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-introduces-low-water-surcharge-for-manaus/">CMA CGM introduces low water surcharge for Manaus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://container-news.com">Container News</a>.</p>

Procurement Relevance Gate

PASS — score 31.6/100 — evaluated 2026-08-10 06:18:27
Passed on: logistics_freight_transport, price_availability_leadtime_demand, geographic_exposure (score 31.6/100, threshold 20.0).
  • logistics_freight_transport (weight 12) — matched on "port"
  • price_availability_leadtime_demand (weight 10) — matched on "surcharge"
  • geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"

Initial Signal Assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

A provisional, automatically-computed reading of this individual Signal, before Event extraction or human review. Not a final rating.

Initial Significance
2 · Moderate (23.0/100)
Initial Confidence
2 · Low (25.5/100)
Data sufficiency Whether enough structured evidence exists to trust this Signal's Initial Confidence reading. 'Sufficient' has no cap; 'Partial' and 'Insufficient' cap Confidence until more evidence is available; 'Not Assessed' means the Signal did not pass the Relevance Gate.
Insufficient
Strongest contributor
Procurement Impact
Limiting factor
Geographic Breadth

Initial Significance Moderate (23.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (12.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (25.5/100, data sufficiency: Insufficient). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Specificity (0.0/20 points).

  • No likely Event type matched; a low contextual baseline was applied.
  • no confidence-specificity evidence (actor entity, date, quantified value, or concrete verb)
  • no matched Event type
  • no actor entities (only attribution/metadata, if any)
  • no actor content-derived geography
  • single source only
  • Entities were mentioned as context or document attribution rather than as actors in the reported development, so they did not increase Initial Confidence.
  • Only source-level geography metadata was available.
  • Source metadata did not contribute to Initial Confidence.

Methodology signal_scoring_v1 — calculated 2026-08-10 06:18:27.