Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter

Following nine weeks of consecutive declines in spot freight rates on the transpacific, carriers are finally beginning to pull capacity from the trade. Yesterday, MSC announced six transpacific sailings to be ...

Mar 27, 2025• Comments•

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News / Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline

After last week’s hiatus, container spot freight rates on the Asia-Europe trades resumed their downward ...

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Mar 14, 2025• Comments•

News / Asia-Europe FAK price hikes manage to halt 13-week rate decline

This week’s FAK rate hikes introduced by carriers on the Asia-Europe trades managed to arrest ...

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Mar 7, 2025• Comments•

News / US Chinese ship penalties will hit transatlantic trade hardest – Soren Toft

The transatlantic container trade could be the most severely impacted if the US goes ahead ...

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News / Carriers put on a brave face amid further decline in ocean spot rates

Container spot freight rates on the main east-west trades saw another week of declines, although, ...

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Feb 28, 2025• Comments•

News / Price war as carriers compete for cargo driving down container spot rates

Container spot freight rates on the major east-west liner trades experienced another week of decline, ...

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Feb 21, 2025• Comments•

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News / Ocean carriers hold contract rates 'at a decent level', as spots tumble

While spot rates across the major deepsea trades have been on the decline since the ...

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Feb 18, 2025• Comments•

News / Carriers need to cut more capacity for March GRIs to hold

Container freight spot rates on the major trades continued to slide this week, forcing carriers ...

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Feb 14, 2025• Comments•

News / More blanked sailings: 'Carriers will not sit on their hands while rates collapse'

Despite large parts of the Chinese workforce continuing to enjoy the new year holiday, there ...

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Feb 7, 2025• Comments•

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

The downward spiral of container spot freight pricing accelerated this week, as China begins its ...

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Jan 24, 2025• Comments•

News / More than 220 China-built ships at risk from US trade reprisal

About 1.29m teu of ocean capacity – equivalent to 17% of the containerships calling at ...

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Jan 21, 2025• Comments•

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Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter

Asia-US east coast Headlines

News / Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline

News / Asia-Europe FAK price hikes manage to halt 13-week rate decline

News / US Chinese ship penalties will hit transatlantic trade hardest – Soren Toft

News / Carriers put on a brave face amid further decline in ocean spot rates

News / Price war as carriers compete for cargo driving down container spot rates

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Ocean carriers hold contract rates 'at a decent level', as spots tumble

News / Carriers need to cut more capacity for March GRIs to hold

News / More blanked sailings: 'Carriers will not sit on their hands while rates collapse'

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

News / More than 220 China-built ships at risk from US trade reprisal

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Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter

Asia-US east coast Headlines

News / Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline

News / Asia-Europe FAK price hikes manage to halt 13-week rate decline

News / US Chinese ship penalties will hit transatlantic trade hardest – Soren Toft

News / Carriers put on a brave face amid further decline in ocean spot rates

News / Price war as carriers compete for cargo driving down container spot rates

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Ocean carriers hold contract rates 'at a decent level', as spots tumble

News / Carriers need to cut more capacity for March GRIs to hold

News / More blanked sailings: 'Carriers will not sit on their hands while rates collapse'

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

News / More than 220 China-built ships at risk from US trade reprisal

Most read news

News / As CNY and slack season approach, the ocean price-cutting begins

News / Three new services and a transpacific focus for Ocean Alliance in 2025

News / USEC dispute end comes too late to stop transpacific spot rate climb

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