Return to double-digit spot rate gains looms with new FAK hikes and surcharges
As expected after last week’s surge in spot rate levels, this week saw more modest ...
“Why should carriers honour contractual commitments when rates go up?”
So asked shipping master Lars Jensen in a LinkedIn post (excerpt below) that, by his own admission in the comment section of his missive, got massive traction on a Sunday*.
(*”Don’t people take time off from work related stuff on Sundays in this industry? The post got past 10,000 views in less than an hour,” he noted ––> this anecdotally speaks volumes about how relevant that topic now is in the sea ...
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