Maersk joins peers with emergency surcharges on Pakistan cargo
Maersk has joined its peers in implementing ’emergency operational surcharges’ on cargo in and out ...
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By Mike Wackett
The first week gains of September’s general rate increases were all but wiped out in the spot markets, so it was business as usual on the troubled Asia-Europe tradelane this week.
Carriers saw the Asia-Europe components of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) shed $175 per teu for North Europe and $252 for Mediterranean ports, sending the index back down to $588 and $613 per teu, respectively, for the trades.
Furthermore, sources suggest that cargo demand for North Europe is currently so ...
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