News / Rates woes continue for carriers amid claims of transatlantic price-dumping

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Asia-North European carriers are being obliged to discount rates at the time of year – the build-up to the peak season – when they would normally expect to obtain increases.

According to carriers The Loadstar spoke to at this week’s UK Multimodal show, there are new orders in the pipeline, but they are unlikely to convert into bookings until late July, early August.

This improved visibility is welcome news for carriers, although in the interim they will need to blank more sailings, ...