News / Ocean carriers forced to slash rates as peak season flops and Golden Week looms

MSC OSCAR at APM Terminals Rotterdam
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Ocean carriers to Europe and the US have been forced to slash rates ahead of the Chinese Golden Week holiday next week, after the failure of vessel blanking programmes.

According to Alphaliner, carriers are already touting heavily discounted rates, of below $500 per teu for Europe ...

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