Return of downward pressure on container spot freight rates
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Ricky Forman
April 28, 2014 at 3:13 pmCarriers should be selling container FFA’s to mitigate their spot rate exposure. This natural hedge along with reducing unit costs is the only way forward for them. Carriers are literally throwing money down the drain by not protecting the income side of their business.