1. TRANS ATLANTIC CONFERENCE AGREEMENT (TACA)
  2. UNITED STATES SOUTH EUROPE CONFERENCE (USSEC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date issued : May 28th, 2003

Subject : Westbound Tariff Announcement

TACA TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Mid February 2003, TACA advised the Trade that it would implement a two part
general tariff rate increase programme during 2003. At that time, announcement of
the full details relating to the second phase, for effectiveness October 1st 2003, was
held over.

Such details have now been finalised and as part of the continuing need for rate
viability restoration, balanced against maintaining the level of service quality
demanded by the Trade, the following Westbound TACA Tariff increases will be
published to take effect from October 1st, 2003:

$ 400 per 20ft container
$ 500 per 40ft container
$  25 WM

It can be expected that Tariff rates at their increased October 1st, 2003 level will be
held good through March 31st, 2004

The Members of TACA are:

Atlantic Container Line A.B. Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line
Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH Orient Overseas Container Line
Mediterranean Shipping Co. P&O Nedlloyd Limited
A.P. Moller Maersk Sealand


Issued: Crawley, UK, May 28th, 2003
Website:  www.tacaconf.com

 

 

 

Date Issued : May 28th, 2003

Subject : Westbound Tariff Announcement

UNITED STATES SOUTH EUROPE CONFERENCE

NOTICE TO THE SHIPPING PUBLIC


In December 2002, the United States South Europe Conference (U.S.S.E.C.)
announced its plan to implement a three-stage Westbound Tariff General Rate
increase programme during 2003 as part of the continuing need to improve rate
level viability to sustain service quality requirements demanded by the trade.

USSEC wishes to remind the trade that the second stage of that programme is
shortly to apply from July 1st, 2003 at the following levels:

USD 200 per 20ft container
USD 250 per 40ft container

Details of the third stage, from October 1st, 2003, not previously announced, have
now been finalised and U.S.S.E.C. wishes to advise the trade that it will implement
the following Westbound Tariff increases from that date:

October 1st 2003:

USD 200 per 20ft container
USD 250 per 40ft container

The Members of USSEC are:

A.P.Moller-Maersk Sealand
Hapag Lloyd Container Linie GmbH
P&O Nedlloyd Ltd.

Issued: Crawley, UK May 28th, 2003
Email: Secretariat@taafc.co.uk
Website: http://www.ussec.com