Denmark-based shipping giant Maersk Line has revealed that it is supplementing recent changes to its North America-Middle East/Indian Subcontinent trade by making general rate increases, a move to ensure continued investment in the future of the trade.
Enhancements to the service have included the deployment of an additional vessel on its MECL2 service as well as a call at Houston in the US, and the addition of a Miami call to its WestMed service.
Elsewhere, the MECL1 schedule now offers faster transit to Norfolk, the group said, while the addition of Colombo to its Eastbound leg has provided faster transit times to Sri Lanka and South India.
'Because of these investments, we have the broadest coverage, the fastest transits in key tradelines, and the most direct service in the market,' the group said in a press release.
The general rate increases, which will come into force on 1 May 2009 and 15 August 2009, are as follows:
Eastbound from East Coast of North America:
- US$240 per 20ft dry container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$300 per 40ft container/40ft high cube. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$340 per 45ft container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$120 per 20ft dry container. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$150 per 40ft standard container/high cube. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$170 per 45ft container. Effective 15 August 2009
Eastbound from Gulf Coast of North America:
- US$315 per 20ft dry container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$390 per 40ft container/40ft high cube. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$440 per 45ft container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$160 per 20ft dry container. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$ 195 per 40ft standard container/high cube. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$220 per 45ft container. Effective 15 August 2009
Eastbound from West Coast of America:
- US$240 per 20ft dry container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$300 per 40ft container/40ft high cube. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$340 per 45ft container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$120 per 20ft dry container. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$150 per 40ft standard container/high cube. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$170 per 45ft container. Effective 15 August 2009
Westbound from the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent:
- US$260 per 20ft dry container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$325 per 40ft standard container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$370 per 40ft high cube. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$415 per 45ft container. Effective 1 May 2009
- US$135 per 20ft dry container. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$165 per 40ft standard container. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$190 per 40ft high cube. Effective 15 August 2009
- US$210 per 45ft container. Effective 15 August 2009
The changes are subject to change based on market conditions, the group added.
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