MSC raises December FAK rates to Mediterranean and Black Sea

MSC has announced higher Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates for shipments from the Far East to the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Black Sea, effective from 1 December 2026, while maintaining its existing rates to Northern Europe.

The new tariffs will remain in effect until further notice, but no later than 14 December 2026. They cover shipments from all Far East ports, including Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, to destinations across Northern Europe, the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, the Adriatic, North Africa and the Black Sea.

Compared with the carrier’s rates for the second half of November, the new tariffs represent increases across most destinations. For 40-foot dry and high-cube containers, rates to the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic will rise by US$1,200 to US$6,500, while those to the Eastern Mediterranean will increase by US$800 to the same level.

Black Sea rates will also increase by US$800, reaching US$6,700 per 40-foot container. Northern European rates will remain unchanged at US$4,600.

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