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Container freight rates from China remain on the slide ahead of the Golden Week national holiday early next month.
Rates are falling due to weak demand during a period which should see a spike in bookings before the week-long factory shutdown.
Indeed, reports from China suggest sailings this week to North Europe and the US have seen utilisation levels drop to 80% on some export loaders, prompting carriers to urgently ramp up their blanking programmes through to the middle of October.
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