Global container trade still strong, but front-loading not the cause
Global container traffic in January continued to show underlying strength, according to recently released figures ...
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By Mike Wackett
Anticipated low demand in October for container bookings between Asia and North Europe has forced G6 alliance members to announce two further blanked voyages.
OOCL advised yesterday that the G6 Loop 5 sailing scheduled to be performed by the OOCL France in week 39 will be cancelled, as will the voyage of the APL Raffles in week 41.
The carrier said the move was in response to “the expected low demand in October”.
OOCL said it was also cancelling a further sailing on its ...
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Gary
August 24, 2016 at 1:47 pmRates in asia prepaid are already at 700 USD a hc for September sailings, only a matter of time when they ll be 400-500 a hc.
ASIA carriers know it’s slow but they want to continue publishing silly fak rates and creating the hype.
Seriously ???