Maersk hiking transpacific rates April 1

   Maersk said it’s increasing rates from East Asia to the United States on April 1.
   To the U.S. East Coast, the increases will be $480 per 20-foot container, $600 per 40-foot container, $675 per 40-foot high cube, $760 per 45-foot high cube, and $675 per refrigerated high cube.
   To the West Coast, the increases will be $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container, $450 per 40-foot high cube, $506 per 45-foot high cube, and $450 per high cube reefer.
   Maersk is also raising rates in other trade lanes, including the Middle East to West Africa, Far East Asia to Central America, the Caribbean and West Coast of South America, Far East Asia to West Africa, Far East Asia to Arabian Persian Gulf and Red Sea, Far East Asia to India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and Canada to and from North Europe, and Far East Asia to the South American east coast as detailed in its Weekly Highlights newsletter. – Chris Dupin