Maersk Line has been facing severe congestion challenges at ACT, Aqaba over the past few weeks. Terminal utilization has reached critical levels resulting in vessel berthing delays and low productivity. In light of these challenges, Maersk Line has been faced with significant increases in costs to move cargo across all phases of the supply chain, working through contingencies such as discharging containers in nearby ports, e.g. Jeddah, ongoing reefer monitoring, vessel omissions, to name a few. In order to sustain service levels, Maersk Line is implementing a Congestion Surcharge of $200 per container in Aqaba for all import and export cargo. The announced Aqaba Congestion Surcharge will take effect on August 7th, 2015 for North American Maersk Line customers (FMC).