Carriers react quickly to transpac demand surge, but rates remain muted
Container spot freight rates on the transpacific continued to trend upwards this week, albeit at ...
Carriers were rewarded for their proactivity in the run-up to Chinese New Year, heading off the traditional seasonal rate tumble with capacity cuts.
Following last week’s round of regressions, this week’s container spot rates on the major routes remained mostly stable.
Only on Asia-Europe sailings did the rate of decline intensify, down 1.7% week-on-week to $1,023, according to today’s Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI), compared with last week’s dip of 1.05%.
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