Cape May-Lewes Ferry adds fuel surcharge

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The Cape May-Lewes Ferry will add a $1 surcharge for all vehicles in the month of June.

The surcharge will be levied on a  month by month basis. Fuel prices have risen rapidly in recent weeks as supplies tighten and concerns grow over the situation in the Middle East.

There is no separate surcharge for passengers. 

A number of private companies implemented surcharges during comparable periods, but often retained the fees even when fuel prices went down.

“Fuel prices have increased significantly for the Cape May – Lewes Ferry this year, said Heath Gehrke, director of ferry operations. The surcharge is tied directly to the price of fuel and the ferry will continue to absorb the majority of the increase in fuel costs, thus sharing only a small portion of these increased costs with our customers.” Gehrke added that the cross-bay ferry service will honor reservations already made, surcharge-free. 

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 “The fuel surcharge will not become a permanent part of fares, but will turn on and off as the price we pay for fuel increases and decreases,” Gehrke added. “If the price of fuel drops to previous levels, we will eliminate the fuel surcharge.” 

In February 2009, the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) Commission adopted Resolution 09-05, which authorizes Cape May – Lewes Ferry management to apply a fuel surcharge on vehicles using the ferry service. The fuel surcharge is only applied when the price the DRBA pays for marine diesel fuel rises faster than the eight-year trend. The last time the Cape May – Lewes Ferry implemented a fuel surcharge was March 2014.

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