Price Announcement – Trade from Northern Europe, Mediterranean and Black Sea to Far East and Middle East Gulf

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Price Announcement – Trade from Northern Europe, Mediterranean and Black Sea to Far East and Middle East Gulf

03/28/2024

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announces the following new freight rates for all new bookings as from 8 April 2024 until further notice.

The new freight rates apply from all ports in North Europe (including UK, Scan Baltic), Mediterranean (including West Med, Adriatic, East Med, Greece, Turkey) and Black Sea to all ports in Far East and Middle East Gulf.

Kindly find below a few examples. All prices are in US Dollars unless otherwise specified.

FROM

TO

NEW BASE RATE

OLD BASE RATE

20 DRY

40 DRY

Reefer

20 DRY

40 DRY

Reefer

Rotterdam

Abu Dhabi

1700

2200

3500

1500

2      20002

            3000

Gdansk

Shanghai

1200

2000

3000

1000

         1800

            2500

Barcelona

Abu Dhabi

1700

2200

3500

1500

2      20002

            3000

La Spezia

Shanghai

1200

2000

3000

1000

         1800

            2500

Istanbul

Abu Dhabi

1700

2200

3500

1500

2      20002

            3000

Istanbul

Shanghai

1200

2000

3000

1000

         1800

            2500

 

  • The above rates are subject to the following charges VATOS: Contingency Adjustment Charge (CAC), Bunker Charges, ETS, THC at Origin, THC at Destination, Local Charges.
  • Non-Direct ports will be subject to TAO and TAD, as applicable.
  • The above Reefer rates exclude pharmaceutical products.
  • Tariffs for other port pairs on the trade, commodities, and container types (including reefers) that are not listed above may also be subject to increases. Please contact your MSC local agent for queries related to commodities not included in FAK rates, port pairs, or specific equipment or other pricing information not included in this Price Announcement.
  • FAK excludes all IMO Category commodities and high value commodities.
  • Local and contingency charges may also apply, for further information please contact your MSC local agent.
  • MSC agencies’ standard terms and conditions apply including MSC’s standard Bill of Lading. Unless otherwise specified in MSC agencies’ standard terms and conditions.