Mediterranean Shipping announced it will increase all freight rates on its eastbound service from Asia to the U.S. and Canada on March 15.
The second-largest container line became the first major carrier to boost rates in that trade in the wake of the Feb. 9 rate increase recommendation by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.
MSC said the GRI would be $240 per 20-foot equivalent container unit, $300 per 40-foot equivalent unit and $338 per high-cube container. MSC’s GRI will apply to all cargo shipped from all ports of origin in Asia and the Far East to all U.S. and Canadian destinations.
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