Turkey Freight Rate Update

Freight rates from China and Southeast Asia to the Turkish market were revised down for December, according to MTS Izmir. The new rates will be in effect from December 1 until December 15, 2017.

When compared to the previous rates, freight rates for shipments from China were down by $150/container for 20’ containers and $100/container for 40’containers. Freight rates from Southeast Asia were also down by $150/container for 20’ containers and $100/ton for 40’ container.

Rates from Northwest and Southern Europe to Turkey were stable. Rates for shipments to Turkey from the Middle East and the USA were also unchanged.

The following freight rates per container are effective as of December 1, 2017 and contain all applicable costs such as bunker adjustment fees (baf) and currency adjustment fees (caf):

From	To	Freight (USD/20’ container)	Change	Freight (USD/40’ container)	Change
China	Turkey	600-650	-150-150	900-950	-100-100
Southeast Asia	Turkey	600-650	-150-150	900-950	-100-100
USA	Turkey	****	NC	1200-1300	NC
Northwest Europe (ARA)	Turkey	750-850	NC	950-1150	NC
Southern Europe	Turkey	600-700	NC	750-850	NC
Middle East	Turkey	700-800	NC	1150-1250	NC
India	Turkey	500-600	NC	850-950	NC
USA	China	****	NC	****	NC
USA	Egypt	****	NC	1350-1425	NC

The abovementioned freight rates are valid until December 15, 2017. Price ranges for geographical regions are due to freight variations depending on the port.