Maersk Line raises cross-hemisphere rates

Maersk Line raises cross-hemisphere rates
   Maersk Line said this week it is raising rates on shipments from Europe, the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to the West Coast of South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
   The increase, $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container, is effective July 15. The increases do not apply to destinations in Mexico and Puerto Rico. The rate increase to those ports in those two locations is $150 per 20-foot container and $225 per 40-foot container.