Spot rates on transpacific surge after news of tariff time-out
Container freight spot rates shot up on the transpacific trades this week, with an immediate ...
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By Mike Wackett
Hapag-Lloyd is to offer a choice between a standard or premium product across some of its service routes.
The move follows an extensive market research survey by the carrier which revealed that more than 50% of respondents showed “a willingness to pay more” for a higher-quality offering.
Hapag-Lloyd is convinced shippers actually mean what they say this time, despite the failure of previous premium products in the market, notably Maersk Line’s Daily Maersk offering.
The Danish carrier launched its guaranteed space premium product in 2011, but four years on ...
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Angelica
December 03, 2018 at 4:42 pmSo should we expect paying more in order to avoid roll-overs?
Mike Wackett
December 04, 2018 at 11:29 amThat’s the idea Angelica, a space guaranteed rate, others have tried it with limited success.
Do you think that Hapag’s plan will succeed?
Raafat Bonnah
February 16, 2019 at 7:50 amwe need transfer container from Egypt to Libya… maybe 40 container monthly