News / East-west rates diverge as transpac spots hold while Asia-Europe keeps falling

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Container spot freight rates on the main east-west trades diverged this week after a series of rate hikes held on the transpacific trades, but failed to arrest the continued declines seen on Asia-Europe sailings.

This week’s World Container Index (WCI) from Drewry saw both the Shanghai-Los Angeles and Shanghai-New York legs register week-on-week spot rate increases, while this week’s Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI), which records quoted rates, suggested that further pricing gains ought to be expected next week.

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