News / More pain for shippers as ocean rates soar and carriers load surcharges

port of antwerp Daniël Leppens
Daniël Leppens
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Container rates across main and secondary tradelanes are exploding, with no hope of any easing of the pain for ocean freight shippers in the coming weeks, or possibly even months.

Today’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) comprehensive index value has doubled since May, with several tradelane ...

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  • Ivis Martin

    November 07, 2020 at 11:01 am

    I’m an owner operator in the USA and when I see this news it only infuriates me because all these price gains only benefit the steam ship lines and brokers but nevertheless the truck divers who are at the bottom of the line.

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