GRI又来了

GRI comes again

关键提示在货主、无船承运人和班轮公司看来,7月和8月的集装箱海运量和运价仍充满不确定性。随着美国从亚洲的进口出现复苏,跨太平洋航线上的班轮公司在一个月内成功实施了第三轮GRI(一种综合附加费)。进口商和货代表示.

With US imports from Asia showing signs of recovering,trans-Pacific carriers have successfully imposed a highly unusual third general rate increase(GRI)in one month’s time.Importers and forwarders say carriers,who filed July 1 GRIs as high as$1,500 with US regulators,are quoting figures between$250 and$800 per FEU.There’s nothing new about carriers levying such charges as the summer–fall peak shipping season for retailers approaches.However,carriers already implemented GRIs on June 1 and June 15,so the July 1 increase was the third in one month,an unusual occurrence even during periods of high demand.BCOs,NVOs,and carriers all agree that container volumes—and pricing—for July and August remain uncertain.