News / Peak season looking happier for carriers with transpacific freight rates set to rise

03/08/2018

Next week is set to see large increases in spot container shipping freight rates on the transpacific trades, according to figures from today’s Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI)

The index, which collates freight rates quoted for the week ahead from a group of carriers and customers, ...

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