News / Spot rates still tumbling, with worse to come if carriers return to Suez

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24/01/2025

The downward spiral of container spot freight pricing accelerated this week, as China begins its lunar new year celebrations this weekend to see in the Year of the Snake.

This week’s World Container Index (WCI) from Drewry saw the transpacific spot rate on its Shanghai-Los Angeles ...

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