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24-Apr-2025 | 01:46
Rate Increase from all West Med ports to all USEC, Canada, & Mexico
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24-Apr-2025 | 01:46
Rate Increase from all West Med ports to all USEC, Canada, & Mexico
Rates and Surcharges Customer Advisory Canada France Italy Mexico Portugal Slovenia Spain U.S.A.

Dear ZIM Valued Customer,

Please note that the planned Freight of all Kind (FAK) update from all West Med ports to all USEC, Canada, & Mexico that was planned for April 10th, 2025 was postponed to May 5th, 2025. The Freight of all Kind (FAK) update is applied in connection with your rate agreement with ZIM to continue our good and reliable level of service under the current market conditions.

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 05/05/25  $3327 $3677 $4685 $5385
ITGOA  CAHFX 05/05/25  $2596 $2946 $3753 $4453
ESVLC USNYC 05/05/25  $3253 $3603 $4511 $5211
ESBCN CAHFX 05/05/25 $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 contact our local sales representative.
Our Customers Service teams are as always at your disposal for any inquiry.

ZIM Customer Service