RATE RESTORATION – Townsville
Dear Valued Customers,
After a long period of declining ocean freight rates and escalating operating costs, Swire Shipping is required to implement a rate restoration in order to maintain our existing frequency and port coverage.
Swire Shipping is committed to maintaining its highest level of direct service and global connections with our customers in Townsville. This rate restoration ensures that we can continue to provide the greatest reliability and long-term sustainability for these services.
| From | North Asia: China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan region |
| Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam | |
| The Gulf and South Asia: The UAE, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia | |
| Oceania : New Zealand | |
| To | Australia : Townsville |
| Rate Restoration Quantum | |
| 20ft Containers | USD 250 |
| 40ft Containers | USD 500 |
The increase which will be applied to ocean freight (OCF), and are payable by the freight payer, will become applicable for any shipment with a Bill of Lading date of April 5th or later.
We thank you for your understanding of the size of the investment Swire Shipping has to make in order to maintain our direct services with Townsville in terms of coverage of ports we support and the frequency of our vessel calling.
We appreciate your continued support. Please do not hesitate to contact your local Swire Shipping representative for more information on how we can support your business requirements.