Evergreen To Hike Rates for U.S. Export Cargoes
Evergreen Line is implementing a variety of rate increases effective April 1, 2010, for cargoes moving from the United States and Puerto Rico to destinations around the world. In addition to these changes, the carrier is imposing increases on cargoes from Canada to Asia, the Middle East, and Australia; the rate hikes also take effect on April 1. Over a longer horizon, Evergreen has also identified planned “rate restoration” increases for shipments from the United States and Puerto Rico to Europe that will take effect on July 1 and October 1, 2010.
The April 1 changes are as follows:
* From the United States and Puerto Rico to Asia:
o For all dry cargoes (including exempt commodities, but excluding raw cotton):
+ US$240/20′ and all equivalent units
+ US$300/40′, 40′ high-cube, 45′ high-cube and all equivalent units
o For all reefer cargoes:
+ From U.S. West Coast ports:
# US$240/20′ reefer
# US$300/40′ high-cube reefer
+ From U.S. East Coast ports, and all intermodal:
# US$400/20′ reefer
# US$500/40′ high-cube reefer
o For cotton, for the port-to-port rate from both the U.S. East Coast and the U.S. West Coast:
+ US$150/40′ and 40′ high-cube
* From the United States and Puerto Rico to Australia and the Middle East:
o For all dry cargoes (including exempt commodities, but excluding raw cotton):
+ US$240/20′ and all equivalent units
+ US$300/40′, 40′ high-cube, 45′ high-cube and all equivalent units
o For all reefer cargoes:
+ From U.S. West Coast ports:
# US$240/20′ reefer
# US$300/40′ high-cube reefer
+ From U.S. East Coast ports, and all intermodal:
# US$400/20′ reefer
# US$500/40′ high-cube reefer
* From the United States and Puerto Rico to the Caribbean, for all commodities:
o US$150/20′ container and 20′ equivalent unit
o US$250/40′ and 40′ equivalent unit
o US$250/40′ high-cube container
o US$400/40′ high-cube reefer container
* From the United States and Puerto Rico to the West Coast of South America and the Pacific Coast of Mexico, for all commodities:
o US$400/20′ container
o US$500/40′ and 40′ high-cube container
o US$500/40′ high-cube reefer container
* From Canada to Asia, the Middle East, and Australia:
o For dry cargo:
+ From all origin points in Canada (ports and IPIs) to the Far East, the Middle East, and Australia, except India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka:
# US$160/20′ container
# US$200/40′, 40′ high-cube, 45′ high-cube container
+ From all origin points in Canada (ports and IPIs) to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka:
# US$240/20′ container
# US$300/40′, 40′ high-cube, 45′ high-cube container
o For reefer cargo to the Far East, the Middle East, and Australia, including the Indian Subcontinent:
+ From Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, and IPIs:
# US$400/20′ reefer
# US$500/40′ high-cube reefer
+ From the port of Vancouver:
# US$200/20′ reefer
# US$300/40′ high-cube reefer
Rate changes effective later in the year for cargoes from the United States and Puerto Rico to Europe are as follows:
* Effective July 1, 2010, for all commodities:
o US$300/20′ container
o US$400/40′, 40′ high-cube container
o US$400/40′ high-cube reefer container
* Effective Oct. 1, 2010, for all commodities:
o US$300/20′ container
o US$400/40′, 40′ high-cube container
o US$400/40′ high-cube reefer container
