NO MUCH CHANGES IN O/F RATES

1. BAF and CAF will be adjusted from Feb. On Europe lane, BAF will be USD461/TEU, CAF will be 14.6%. On Mediterranean lane, BAF will be USD456/TEU, CAF will be 14.6%.
2. North America lane remains steady. There‘s not so much adjustment in rates.
3. Rates on Japan lane is going down this week. But other lanes remians the same as last week.
4. OOCL will start new service between Far East, Middle East and India from Feb.
5. CMA has adjusted BAF for cargo to Vostochny and Vladivostok, Russia as destination and as transhipment ports to USD80/TEU from Jan 15th, 2008(according to the ETD at POL).