Airfreight rates ex-China 'loss-making', but hopes of a trade deal stay high
Despite “loss-making” airfreight rates offered for Hong Kong/China-US, Chinese forwarders seem optimistic that the trade ...
Maersk said last week this year’s contract rates for its liner services were “trending towards spot rates” and, in fact, a momentum that appeared to be accelerating as agreements expired.
According to freight rate benchmarking firm Xeneta, there is a “fundamental shift” in the ocean freight market which has already significantly narrowed the spread between spot and contract rates.
Xeneta’s crowd-sourced data for five main headhaul routes from Asia provides evidence of huge discounts ocean carriers have already agreed for new deals, ...
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