Ocean Shipping Rate Increases Announced
Ocean Shipping Rate Increases Announced
Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) are proposing a new series of general rate increases (GRIs) on Dec. 1, 2009, and Jan. 15, 2010, that will affect dry and refrigerated cargoes to all Asian destinations.
Effective Dec. 1, WTSA lines have recommended increases to dry cargo rates - including rates for commodities exempt from tariff filing - in the amounts of $100 per 40-foot container (FEU) and $80 per 20-foot container (TEU) for cargo originating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and $150 per FEU and $120 per TEU for all other dry cargo, including other West Coast ports, all-water shipments via the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, and intermodal moves.
On Jan. 15, 2010, WTSA lines are recommending a GRI for refrigerated cargo of $250 per FEU and $200 per TEU for all U.S. West Coast shipments, and $300 per FEU and $240 per TEU for intermodal and U.S. East/Gulf Coast all-water cargo.
WTSA members include:
APL, Ltd.
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.
COSCO Container Lines, Ltd.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line)
Evergreen Line
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (N.Y.K. Line)
Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.
Orient Overseas Container Line, Inc.
Hapag Lloyd AG
Yangming Marine Transport Corp.
To learn more, please visit www.agtrans.org.
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
For more information, contact Jim Herlihy at jherlihy@usmef.org.
USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.
Ocean Shipping Rate Increases Announced
Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) are proposing a new series of general rate increases (GRIs) on Dec. 1, 2009, and Jan. 15, 2010, that will affect dry and refrigerated cargoes to all Asian destinations.
Effective Dec. 1, WTSA lines have recommended increases to dry cargo rates - including rates for commodities exempt from tariff filing - in the amounts of $100 per 40-foot container (FEU) and $80 per 20-foot container (TEU) for cargo originating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and $150 per FEU and $120 per TEU for all other dry cargo, including other West Coast ports, all-water shipments via the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, and intermodal moves.
On Jan. 15, 2010, WTSA lines are recommending a GRI for refrigerated cargo of $250 per FEU and $200 per TEU for all U.S. West Coast shipments, and $300 per FEU and $240 per TEU for intermodal and U.S. East/Gulf Coast all-water cargo.
WTSA members include:
APL, Ltd.
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.
COSCO Container Lines, Ltd.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line)
Evergreen Line
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (N.Y.K. Line)
Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.
Orient Overseas Container Line, Inc.
Hapag Lloyd AG
Yangming Marine Transport Corp.
To learn more, please visit www.agtrans.org.
# # #
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
For more information, contact Jim Herlihy at jherlihy@usmef.org.
USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.