MOL in January will increase ocean freight rates in two phases for all refrigerated cargo exported from the United States and Canada to Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

The general rate increase is meant to offset the slide in rates throughout the past year even as operating costs increased, MOL said..

Effective Jan. 15, the GRI will be $200 per 20-foot reefer container and $250 per 40-foot HC reefer container from the U.S. West Coast and from Mexico through the United States. The GRI will be $240 per 20-foot reefer and $300 per 40-foot HC from intermodal and U.S. East Coast all-water shipments to Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

Effective Jan. 22, the GRI will be $200 per 20-foot reefer container and $250 per 40-foot HC reefer container from the Canadian West Coast. The GRI will be $240 for 20-foot reefer containers and $300 for 40-foot HC reefer containers from intermodal and Canadian East Coast all-water shipments to Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

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• Maersk to increase prices in North and South America trades

        Maersk Line said it is raising rates on a host of Western Hemisphere trades, a response to “unacceptable rate levels” that is “unsustainable in the longer term.”    The rate hikes are:    • East Coast South America to Central America, Caribbean and West Coast South America, $150 per TEU and

• Hapag-Lloyd hikes rates to Asia

     Hapag-Lloyd has announced a general rate increase for cargo moving from North America to East Asia, Indian Subcontinent and Middle East, effective April 1: ?? • From Canada to East Asia, dry cargo container rates will increase $160 on 20-foot containers and $200 on 40-foot containers. Reefer rates will go up

• Evergreen announces rate hikes

     Evergreen Line said it will raise rates on cargo moving from North America to Asia, Australia and the Middle East on Dec. 1. For dry cargo originating in Los Angelesy, the increase will be $80 for 20-foot containers and $100 for 40-foot and 45-foot containers. For dry cargo originating at other West

• Hapag-Lloyd walks Asia-to-Canada price

     German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd said it is raising rates from all parts of Asia, including the Indian Subcontinent, to Canada beginning March 15. The increases are $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container and $450 per 40-foot high cube container to Vancouvery; and $400 per 20-foot container, $500 per 40-foot

• MSC to raise prices on the Far East container with provision

     Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will increase rates on all commodities from the United States to all Far East destinations on April 1. The increase will be as follows: ?? • $225 for 20-foot containers and $300 for 40-foot containers for port-to-port movements from U.S

• Trans-Pacific carriers to hike prices Westbound

     Shipping lines that carry U.S. exports to Asia intend to increase their freight rates effective April 1 in a continuing attempt to recover from last year’s recessionary rate levels. The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a discussion group of 10 carriers in the trade from the U.S. to Asia, said its member

• MSC USA and Asia hikes prices

     Mediterranean Shipping Co. will increase rates on westbound cargo from the United States to Asia, effective Nov. 16. For all commodities including exempt but not including reefer cargo, the increase will be $200 per 40-foot equivalent unit and $150 per 20-foot equivalent unit. The same increase applies to cargo whether it

• CTSA lines raise bunker surcharges

     Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said they are raising their bunker surcharge in January. • For East Coast ports, the fuel recovery charge will be $551 per 20-foot container, $689 per 40-foot container, $775 per 40-foot high-cube container, and $872 per 45-foot container. • For West Coast ports, the

• OOCL Trans-Pacific hikes prices

     OOCL will implement a general rate increase for all dry and reefer cargoes leaving Hong Kong, Macau and South China for shipment to Canada. Based on cargo receiving date, the GRI will take effect March 15. The increases for cargo going to Torontoy or Montrealy will be $400 per 20-foot container,

• CTSA raises bunker costs lowers CAF

     Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said they are raising their bunker surcharge in April. It’s the first rise since January and represents a 5 percent increase. ?? • For East Coast ports, the fuel recovery charge will be $581 per 20-foot container, $727 per 40-foot container, $817 per 40-foot

• Maersk to increase Europe-Africa Rates

     Danish carrier Maersk Line said it is raising rates from northern Europe and western Mediterranean to West Africa beginning Oct. 1. Rates from northern Europe and West Mediterranean to West Africa will increase 150 euros ($217) per TEU or 20-foot reefer, and 270 euros ($391) per FEU or 40-foot reefer. From the

• MSC hikes rates in North America

     With carriers increasing rates on major trade lanes on an almost daily basis, Mediterranean Shipping Co. has announced a broad set of rate increases on North American exports on both the trans-Atlantic and the trans-Pacific trade lanes as of March 1. On the trans-Atlantic, the Geneva-based carrier said it will increase

• OOCL China-Australia hikes rates

     OOCL took the container liner industry’s ‘rate restoration’ drive to China-Australia trade lanes, announcing increases on shipments from Hong Kong, Macau and South China to Australia. Effective from shipment on-board date Oct. 19, rates for all dry and reefer shipments will go up $250 per 20-foot equivalent unit, $500 per 40-foot

• Hanjin Raises Canada-to-Asia Rates

     Hanjin Shipping will raise rates on Canadian exports to Asia effective March 1. The Korean ocean carrier will hike Canada-to-Asia rates on dry shipments $160 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot container and on reefer shipments $200 per 40-foot container. The Journal of Commerce Online

• Evergreen hikes prices

     In a continuing drumbeat of rate increases on its global services, Evergreen Line has announced that it will boost rates on all cargoes and commodities including reefer and special equipment it carries on two services from the Far East that is onboard as of Dec. 15. It will increase rates by