We have received serveral General Rate Increase notices from various shipping lines indicating GRI's to be applied as follows:

Ocean carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) will be applied to all containers moving from the United States and Canada to Australia, effective 1st February 2016.

The table below shows the applicable increase amount as advised be some carriers.

Ocean carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) to all containers moving ex North East Asia to all Australian ports.

These increase will apply from 15th October 2015 with the expected amounts to be as follows:

Ocean carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) to all containers moving ex North East & South East Asia to all Australian ports.

Ocean carriers, OOCL (www.oocl.com) & NYK (www.nykline.com.au) have announced a "Rate Restoration" to all containers moving ex North East Asia (including China, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan) to all Australian ports.

The increase will apply from 1st July 2015 and amounts are expected to be as follows:

USD 300.00 per 20'
USD 600.00 per 40'

Hamburg Sud has announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) will be applied to all containers moving from the United States and Canada to Australia effective 15^th June 2015.

Maersk has announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) will be applied to all containers moving from North East Asia (Korea, China Hong Kong and Taiwan) effective 15^th May 2015.