News / Carriers react quickly to transpac demand surge, but rates remain muted

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Container spot freight rates on the transpacific continued to trend upwards this week, albeit at a far gentler pace than last week’s GRI-induced double-digit growth, as carriers rushed to return capacity in anticipation of at least a short-term demand bounce.

There are only rough estimates as ...