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There were further double-digit increases in container spot freight rates this week, after a series of general rate increases and other surcharges came into effect on 1 June, a day or two after last week’s indices were published.
Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) recorded week-on-weeks gains of 14%, 17% and 11% on its Shanghai-Rotterdam, Shanghai-Genoa and Shanghai-Los Angeles routes, respectively.
Its reading for the Asia-North Europe leg stood at $6,032 per 40ft, while Xeneta’s spot rate XSI index for the same route ...
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