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Hapag-Lloyd hikes Asia/Europe, intra-Asia rates
German container line Hapag-Lloyd said last week it is raising rates from the Far East to Europe by $150 per TEU beginning Feb. 1.
The increase impacts cargo moving to all northern European and Mediterranean ports from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Brunei, and the Russian Pacific ports of Vladivostok and Vostochny.
MSC raises Asia/Europe bunker surcharge
Shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Co. is introducing a $505-per-TEU bunker surcharge on shipments from Asia to Europe beginning Feb. 1.
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