The liner carrier COSCO Container Lines said Monday it plans to hike bunker rates on the transpacific trade from April 1.
The line’s bunker adjustment factor will move to:
- $429 per 20-foot container, $536 per 40-foot container, $603 per 40-foot high-cube or high-cube refrigerated container, and $679 per 45-foot container for all cargo moving to U.S. West Coast ports and for intermodal cargo via these ports destined to points California, Oregon, and Washington.
- $724 per 20-foot container, $905 per 40-foot container, $1,118 per 40-foot high-cube or high-cube reefer container, and $1,146 per 45-foot container for all intermodal cargo and minilandbridge intermodal cargo via U.S. West Coast and Canadian ports destined to points outside California, Oregon and Washington.
- $812 per 20-foot container, $1,015 per 40-foot container, $1,142 per 40-foot high-cube or high-cube reefer container, and $1,282 per 45-foot container for all cargo moving all-water to U.S. East and Gulf coast ports and for all intermodal cargo via these ports.
- $429 per 20-foot container, $536 per 40-foot container, $603 per 40-foot high-cube or high-cube reefer container, and $679 per 45-foot container from Asia to Canada via Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
- $812 per 20-foot container, $1,015 per 40-foot container, $1,142 per 40-foot high-cube or high-cube reefer container, and $1,282 per 45-foot container via Halifax.
The new bunker fees apply to shipments from the Far East and Indian Subcontinent regions. – Eric Johnson
