MED/U.S. AND CANADIAN WEST COASTS CONFERENCE RAISES WESTBOUND BUNKER COST
The Med Pac Conference, the group of shipping lines on
the westbound route from the Mediterranean to the Pacific coasts of the U.S. and Canada,
will raise its bunker charge to $50 (U.S) per TEU, from $30 per TEU, effective Jan. 10.
There is no conference agreement in the eastbound trade from the
Pacific Coast of North America to the Mediterranean
The members of the westbound Med Pac Conference are Italia, D’Amico and
Zim Israel Navigation Co.