MSC follows its peers and hikes Asia-N Europe FAK rates

With effective from 15 August MSC has announced its FAK rates on the Asia-North Europe tradelane would be $947 for a 20ft box and $1,694 for a 40ft.

This follows Maersk’s FAK increase to $1,025 per 20ft and $1,900 per 40ft, which came into effect on 31 July.

MSC’s new rates are subject to a fuel surcharge of $138/$276 per 20/40ft and an emission control surcharge of $15 per teu, meaning that all-in they are similar ...