Effective March 15th, 2015, SeaLand will be changing the price calculation date for all non-FMC (Federal Maritime Commission) regulated shipments to the scheduled vessel departure date. Currently, we use the last container gate-in date. The price calculation date, commonly referred to as PCD, is the date from which SeaLand determines the applicable tariff, contract rate or surcharge, to apply to any given shipment. There is no price settlement effective at the time of booking. SeaLand’s simply anchoring the pricing date, irrespective of the date when the vessel sails or when the cargo is received. If the vessel is delayed sailing, it has no impact on the price. However, if the customer rolls the freight to a subsequent vessel, the PCD is adjusted to that vessel scheduled sail date. SeaLand encourages customers to be aware that any change to the vessel departure date after booking confirmation will not change the price calculation date, except if the change is upon customer request. For Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) regulated trades the PCD will be the date on which SeaLand or one of its authorized agents takes possession of the last container listed on the transport document. FMC regulated trades are shipments exiting or entering a port in the United States, Guam, US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico (US) where in US 1) the Carrier takes possession of the cargo whether in the Port of Loading or at the place of receipt, or 2) the Carrier tenders the cargo for delivery whether in the Port of Discharge or at the place of delivery.