News / Marginal gains on east-west ocean container routes in a challenging week

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11/04/2025

Despite the huge uncertainty US tariffs have injected into container supply chains, and its potentially schizophrenic effect on demand, spot freight rates this week remained relatively strong.

Despite widespread reports of booking cancellations and suspensions on trades into the US, Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI), which ...

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