Maersk ups Asia-Europe rates
Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk said it would introduce a peak season surcharge on freight rates for container shipping from Asia to Europe, in response to the continued recovery in global trade.
Maersk spokesman Michael Storgaard said on Friday Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper, would on July 15 introduce a $750 surcharge per twenty-feet container (TEU) and a $1,000 surcharge per forty-feet container (FEU).
The move comes as global trade continues to recover from depressed levels in 2009. Traditionally, the third quarter is peak season for container shipping.
Maersk spokesman Michael Storgaard said on Friday Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper, would on July 15 introduce a $750 surcharge per twenty-feet container (TEU) and a $1,000 surcharge per forty-feet container (FEU).
The move comes as global trade continues to recover from depressed levels in 2009. Traditionally, the third quarter is peak season for container shipping.