The announcement comes a week after competitor Maersk Line announced rate increases for the same date at the same level.
   Hapag-Lloyd’s increases in full are:

• To U.S. West Coast port locations, Vancouver and British Columbia province, $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container, $450 per 40-foot high cube container, and $506 per 45-foot high cube container.
• To U.S. East Coast port locations and U.S. IPI and RIPI locations, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax all-water and all other Canada inland points, $480 per 20-foot container, $600 per 40-foot container, $675 per 40-foot high cube container, and $760 per 45-foot high cube container.

   The increases apply to all dry, refrigerated, flat rack and open-top containers from theFar East and Indian Subcontinent. 

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