News / Transpacific box carriers see new threat on the horizon as rates tumble

24/02/2017

Container spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade held firm this week, but carriers are likely to be concerned by a decline on eastbound transpacific rates.

Today’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) recorded an increase of 7.3% for spot rates to North Europe to $921 per teu and a ...

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