MED/WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA CONFERENCE RAISES RATES

MED/WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA CONFERENCE RAISES RATES

   The Med Pac Conference, a rate-making group in the trade from the Mediterranean to the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada, said that it will increase rates from March 1.
   The westbound "rate restoration charge provision" is $200 per 20-foot container or $250 per 4-footer.
   The members of the Med Pac Conference are D’Amico/Italia Line and Zim Israel Navigation Co.