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

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20/05/2022

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 ...

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Jon Smith
May 20, 2022 at 1:53 pm
Rates are much lower, you can get close to $ 8000.00 on spot. The big bcos are at $ 6k.
110% profiteering, no sympathy when the boot will be on the other foot.
China just cut its interest rate today due to crumble growth? I wonder why this was?

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