USTR fee could price Chinese carriers out of US trades
The October implementation of the US Trade Representative port fees will mean a “forced concentration” ...
Notwithstanding the possible effects of the US tariffs on global container trades, the box lines continue to inject more capacity into shipping services, although demand appears to be waning.
According to new analysis from Sea-Intelligence, capacity on the headhaul westbound Asia-Europe trades since Chinese New Year has grown by a far greater amount that is normal for the time of year, potentially explaining why spot freight rates have declined so severely in recent weeks.
“Container freight rates have a strong seasonal tendency ...
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Michel van Dijk
April 07, 2025 at 2:39 pmWhat if the shipping companies are held hostage by their own volumes, with terminals being filled to the brim and the hinterland being flooded with empty containers. If there is almost no room in the system to phase out capacity. How do you want to get services out of it? You have to keep sailing, otherwise the landside system will come to a complete standstill, if it isn’t already.