The first increase, on April 1, is $240 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container. The second increase, on July 1, is $280 per 20-foot container and $350 per 40-foot container.
The increases apply to origins in Portugal, Spain, Italy, southern France, Israel, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Albania, and Montenegro.
MSC also plans to hike U.S. export rates to the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, and Red Sea destinations.
The increase is $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container from April 1. It applies to destinations in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan.