Dear ZIM Valued Customer,
To continue our good and reliable level of service under the current market conditions, and in connection with your rate agreement with ZIM, we are updating our Freight of all Kind (FAK) from all West Med ports to all USEC, Canada, & Mexico effective as of April 10, 2025, until further notice.
The table hereunder provides certain examples of the updated freight rates:
Port of Loading | Port of Discharge | Valid From |
Old FAK Rate 20DV | New FAK Rate 20DV | Old FAK Rate 40DV/HC | New FAK Rate 40DV/HC |
ITGOA | USNYC | 10/04/25 | $3327 | $3677 | $4685 | $5385 |
ITGOA | CAHFX | 10/04/25 | $2596 | $2946 | $3753 | $4453 |
ESVLC | USNYC | 10/04/25 | $3253 | $3603 | $4511 | $5211 |
ESBCN | CAHFX | 10/04/25 | $2347 | $2697 | $3804 | $4504 |
• Above FAK rates apply only for sea carriage between ports. For further details on ZIM additional services and/or commodities kindly contact ZIM local sales.
• Please note that FAK freight rates are subject to security-related charges, bunker, terminal handling charges and peak season surcharges which are provided in ZIM's Tariff Calculator as well as other charges for additional services, local charges and contingency charges (U.S. trades are provided in www.boterates.com User: ZfreA6 Password: Access16!).
• These rates are unaffected by, and do not affect, any tariff notified, published, or filed in accordance with local regulatory requirements. For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, application is subject to the publication and effective date requirements of those statutes / regulations. Quotations or mitigation of published surcharges that vary from ZIM’s tariff shall not be binding unless included in a service contract or amendment that has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as applicable.
For further details kindly see our website www.zim.com or contact our local sales representative.
Our Customers Service teams are as always at your disposal for any inquiry.
ZIM Customer Service