News / More blank sailings check rates decline, but eyes are on the carriers

The ’drip-drip’ erosion of container spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe tradelanes since the Chinese New Year stopped this week as a raft of ocean carrier blank sailings tightened supply.

However, regulators are watching the behaviour of the container lines with increasing scrutiny for any evidence of unfair practices.

Asia-North Europe spot indices readings were more or less flat, remaining in the region of $10,000 per teu, but forwarders reported to The Loadstar that their short-term deals had been withdrawn.

Indeed, one ...