PACIFIC CARRIERS CONFIRM PLAN TO RAISE WESTBOUND REEFER RATES

PACIFIC CARRIERS CONFIRM PLAN TO RAISE WESTBOUND REEFER RATES

   The transport strains of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Settlement have reaffirmed a plan to extend westbound charges from the U.S. to Asia for refrigerated pork, red meat and poultry, efficient July 1.

   “The changes are meant to opposite a gradual decline in base charges since early 2001,” a spokesman for the provider staff stated.

   The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Settlement stated that pork, red meat and poultry charges are lately “neatly under the ones of alternative refrigerated cargoes.”

   Member strains within the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Settlement (WTSA) introduced plans ultimate December to boost charges on frozen and chilled pork and red meat through $800 in keeping with 40-foot container for all-water port-to-port shipments from all U.S. coasts, and through $1,000 in keeping with 40-foot container for intermodal shipments, efficient July 1.

   The carriers additionally need to push charges up through the similar quantities on July 1 for frozen poultry shipments.

   The provider staff warned that, efficient July 1, carriers not plan to supply transfers of refrigerated pork, red meat and poultry without spending a dime at West Coast container freight stations. WTSA strains now plan to price separate container freight station prices.

   WTSA carriers have introduced their aim to incorporate clauses in new 2003 provider contracts “that permit for long run implementation, at any time over the contract time period, of fees geared toward improving odd security-related prices as they rise up,” the provider staff stated.

   WTSA individuals are APL, China Delivery Crew, COSCO Container Traces, Evergreen Marine Corp., Hanjin Delivery, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Service provider Marine, “Ok” Line, MOL, NYK, Orient Out of the country Container Line, P&O Nedlloyd and Yang Ming