News / No rate relief for shippers on main box trades as consumer demand persists

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21/05/2021

Container shipping freight rates continued at their highly elevated levels for another week, as strong consumer demand in North America kept up the pressure on supply chains.

The Asia-US west coast component of the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) edged up 1.5% week on week, to reach ...

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