WTSA recommends rate hikes for meat, poultry, hides

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA), a group of 10 liner carriers, have recommended increasing freight rates for frozen and chilled beef, pork and poultry, as well as animal hides, to coincide with upcoming contract renewals for those cargoes. Effective July 1, WTSA member lines have recommended increases to existing rates of $300 per 40-foot container (FEU) from the U.S. West Coast, and $400 per FEU for intermodal and U.S. East Coast all-water shipments, with...

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