Container spot rates have peaked as all major trades see prices fall
There was more evidence in this week’s container port freight markets that peak prices on ...
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
Freight rate increases seen on the major east-west trades in recent weeks have largely been attributed to the increased cost of fuel following the introduction of the IMO’s new low-sulphur emission regulations. However, this LinkedIn post from liner analyst Lars Jensen argues that the higher rates are more likely to be the result of a pre-Chinese New Year mini-peak. He notes that when fuel prices were last at the same level as low-sulphur fuel oil is today, which was in 2013-2014, freight rates were some $300-600 per teu higher on Asia-Europe and $600-900 per feu on the transpacific. “It is a stark contrast to the last time we saw fuel prices at these levels and does provide another indication that the carriers appear not to be successful in getting through the bunker-induced increases they were looking for yet,” he says.
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