'Cargo collision' expected as transpacific capacity tightens and rates rise
Transpacific shippers keen to take advantage of the 90-day tariff time-out are likely to be ...
Spot freight rate levels on the major east-west container trades this week remained flat, as the third-quarter peak season swung into gear.
It is now less than three months until China’s Golden Week holiday, on 1 October, that will see the country’s factories shut for seven days – and, given the extended voyage times on many trades, it is likely to act as an informal deadline for the end of the peak season for some shippers.
However, shippers have at last had ...
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