By Mike Wackett
Ocean carriers serving the Asia-Europe tradelanes are looking to capitalise on their end-of-year freight rate gains by announcing more general rate increases (GRI) ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday next month.
CMA CGM said yesterday it would be asking Asian shippers with consignments for North European and Mediterranean destinations for a further $500 per teu from 15 January. The move follows GRIs already announced by other carriers, including MSC and CSCL.
The latest rate restoration campaign by the container lines follows ...
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