Return of downward pressure on container spot freight rates
Container spot freight rates on the main east-west trades were largely flat this week, after ...
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By Mike Wackett
Container spot rates on the transatlantic came under renewed pressure this week, obliging ocean carriers to cut supply on the route by blanking more sailings.
Moreover, in an attempt to reverse the trend and a new wave of rate erosion on the tradelane, carriers have announced ...
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Joe FERNANDEZ
August 19, 2023 at 4:19 amArtificial creation will always make the trade coin rolling in to different way, but the cargo flow is very stagnant.. but no improvement at all.
Why be’coz current material cost + production cost will not be matched to the Buyers’ orders as expressed by Shippers. So this current tenure could not be take place any change in market and will not work out gain for Carriers in the near future.