News / Container spot rate spike a gift for carriers as new contract deals loom

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Container spot freight rates on the main east-west trades continued their slight upward momentum for a second week, buoyed by mid-month rate hikes and tightening capacity from blanked sailings.

According to Drewry, the number of blanked sailings in October rose to 93 across the transpacific, Asia-Europe ...

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