Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline
After last week’s hiatus, container spot freight rates on the Asia-Europe trades resumed their downward ...
By Mike Wackett
The penultimate reading from the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) for 2018 saw continued erosion of spot rates on the transpacific, countered by gains on the Asia-Europe trades.
With US retailers now reported to be overstocked after the advance booking rush to beat the postponed 1 January tariff hike on Chinese imports, demand is proving weaker than the seasonal norm, forcing carriers into heavy discounting.
For the US west coast, spot rates tumbled another 8.9% this week, to $1,763 per 40ft and ...
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