MED/U.S. AND CANADIAN WEST COASTS CONFERENCE RAISES WESTBOUND BUNKER COST

MED/U.S. AND CANADIAN WEST COASTS CONFERENCE RAISES WESTBOUND BUNKER COST

   The Med Pac Conference, the group of shipping lines on the westbound route from the Mediterranean to the Pacific coasts of the U.S. and Canada, will raise its bunker charge to $50 (U.S) per TEU, from $30 per TEU, effective Jan. 10.
    There is no conference agreement in the eastbound trade from the Pacific Coast of North America to the Mediterranean
    The members of the westbound Med Pac Conference are Italia, D’Amico and Zim Israel Navigation Co.