TACA RAISES EASTBOUND RATES, U.S. INLAND FUEL SURCHARGE

TACA RAISES EASTBOUND RATES, U.S. INLAND FUEL SURCHARGE

   The Trans-Atlantic Convention Settlement stated Thursday it is going to building up eastbound price lists and gas surcharge for U.S. intermodal transportation modes, each efficient April 15.

   Below its price recovery program, TACA will lift charges for U.S. Atlantic and Gulf ports via $160 in line with 20-foot container and $200 in line with 40-footer. Charges for Pacific ports will building up $240 in line with 20-foot and $300 in line with 40 or 45-foot dry van container, whilst charges for temperature-controlled bins will building up via $400 in line with 20-foot and $500 in line with 40-foot container.

   TACA’s U.S. inland gas surcharge will building up to twelve p.c for all intermodal transportation modes eastbound and westbound, because of the “escalation of U.S. inland transportation gas costs,” the convention stated.

   TACA’s individuals are Atlantic Container Line, Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie, Mediterranean Transport Co., A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand, Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line, Orient In a foreign country Container Line, and P&O Nedlloyd.