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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Interislander hikes up fuel surcharge for commercial vehicles
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:03:35
	Publish Date:		2026-05-05 04:44:00
	Description:		Crossing the Cook Strait is about to get a whole lot more expensive for commercial operators and consumers. The Interislander is hiking its fuel surcharge to 54 percent on commercial vehicles and trucks crossing the Cook Strait due to soaring energy prices. International shipping company Maersk announced its own 27 percent fuel surcharge and Bluebridge adjusted its prices last month. As Alexa Cook reports, the high ferry fuel surcharge is going to hurt.
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