Container spot rates have peaked as all major trades see prices fall
There was more evidence in this week’s container port freight markets that peak prices on ...
Totally expected.
“F*ckers”
I couldn’t possibly repeat in full the feedback received from a couple of mid-sized shippers who vigorously complained about the arrogant behaviour and profit-driven actions of the box lines – to be sure, it wasn’t something you’d want your kids to hear.
Which – to reiterate, lest you forgot the “welcome 2021” warning – was indeed totally predictable if you read Premium’s first post of the year on 4 January: “Ocean freight randomness – the skeleton in the closet“.
That came ...
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