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News / Carriers holding spot rates steady, but how sustainable are contracts?

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Ocean carriers appear to have succeeded in halting the erosion of container spot rates from Asia this week, thanks to aggressive blanking programmes, but falling demand from Europe and the US is a growing concern for the integrity of contracts.

Global demand data released this week ...

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