News / Carriers eye March GRIs as Asia-Europe rates drop 13% after Chinese New Year

06/03/2015

Following the end of the China’s new year holiday and against a backdrop of soft forward demand, spot freight rates between Asia and North Europe nosedived by 13% this week.

They hit $816 per teu as carriers appeared to restart a rate war to fill their ...

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