News / Double-whammy for shippers: record rates and surcharge surges

Triple ULCS Call at APM terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles February 2015
Triple ULCS Call at APM terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles February 2015
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With shippers facing skyrocketing container freight rates and premium fees across main and secondary trades, ocean carriers are now pummelling their customers with a mass of equipment imbalance and intermodal surcharges.

The strategy of carriers is to get as many boxes back to Asia in the ...

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