Houston bunker barge surcharge up 5%

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Fuel surcharges for bunker barge jobs in Houston Harbor rose this week from 33% to 38% of the total cost of the bunker job, market sources saidThursday. Pal Studdert. president of Buffalo Marine Service, one of three majorbarging companies working tho Houston area, said the surcharge increase,effective Monday, was tied to the rising price of gasoil, itself the result of surging NYMEX heating oil prices.