Spot rates on transpacific surge after news of tariff time-out
Container freight spot rates shot up on the transpacific trades this week, with an immediate ...
By Mike Wackett
Containership brokers are concerned about the fixture prospects for the smaller ship types in the final quarter of the year.
One shipbroker source told The Loadstar today that enquiries “were looking a bit quiet” for October for North Europe.
He said: “I think the big boys [Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM, etc] just don’t know what their volumes will be like after the Chinese holidays and are therefore holding back and keeping their charter options open.
“They know that if they need to ...
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