News / Chances of container freight rate rises on core trades fade, despite growing demand

01/07/2014

Despite improving economic conditions, container carriers are unlikely to witness any significant improvement in freight rates on the core global east-west trades, according to Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

The company is forecasting that major deepsea east-west freight rates will see a drop of 1.9-2% over the ...

To read this article you need to subscribe.

Help us to continue to invest in award-winning independent journalism. For an introductory offer of just £70 a year, or £10 per month, get access to all our daily news stories and opinion. If you are already a registered user, please login below with your current account's email and password to subscribe. If you are not registered and want to subscribe, please register below to subscribe.

Current subscriber

New subscriber