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Maersk Line said it will raise freight rates April 15 from Asia (excluding Japan) to European destinations by $500 per TEU, while its rates to Syria will be raised 385 euros per TEU. Mediterranean Shipping Co. said earlier this week it was implementing a GRI to be applied to all cargo from Asia to East and West Mediterranean, North Africa, the Black Sea, Adriatic, North Europe and Scandinavia/Baltic as of April 15, of $575 per TEU. Maersk and MSC joined COSCO and Hapag-Lloyd in announcing rate hikes in the Asia-Europe trade this week.
MSC also announced this week a GRI, effective April 1, from Asia/Far East to the United States and Canada. To the U.S. West Coast, the increase is $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container and $450 per 45-foot high cube container. On intermodal cargo moving through West Coast ports or for cargo moving to or through East Coast ports, the amount of the GRI will be $480 per 20-foot container, $600 per 40-foot container and $675 per 45-foot high cube container.
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