Asia-Europe carriers revise FAK rates in fight to rein in revenue erosion

While container spot rates on the transpacific are falling steadily week on week, the decline in Asia-Europe rates is accelerating, prompting ocean carriers to announce revised FAK (freight all kinds) ...

Mar 22, 2024• Comments•

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News / Red ink warning for Yang Ming as Red Sea spot rate gains ease

Yang Ming slid into the red in the final quarter of 2023, with a net ...

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Mar 8, 2024• Comments•

News / Angry importers hit by delivery delays and rising costs, but rates are softening

European importers are facing delays in receiving product from Asia of up to a month, ...

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Jan 29, 2024• Comments•

News / Carriers try for more GRIs on Asia-Europe, eyeing Thanksgiving positives

Ocean carriers regard the next two to three weeks as crucial to their rate restoration ...

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Nov 27, 2023• Comments•

News / Asia-N Europe rates level out, but can carriers maintain discipline?

Hard capacity management by Asia-North Europe carriers, combined with the threat of huge FAK rate ...

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Oct 13, 2023• Comments•

News / Carriers remain buoyant despite collapse of spot rates and falling demand

Container spot rates from China to Middle East and intra-Asia routes are reported to have ...

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Aug 19, 2022• Comments•

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News / 'Bullwhip' ready to crack, as spot rates get a boost and Shanghai reopens

With Shanghai on the cusp of unlocking its manufacturing and unshackling frustrated container exports, spot ...

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May 27, 2022• Comments•

News / Carriers roll out more blank sailings in a bid to underpin slide in spot rates

The 2M alliance is preparing to blank three Asia-North Europe sailings next month, as export ...

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Apr 22, 2022• Comments•

News / Softening Asia-Europe rates sees carriers move to offer short deals to SMEs

With Asia-North Europe container spot rates still falling, ocean carriers are now canvassing smaller shippers ...

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Mar 26, 2022• Comments•

News / With spot rates falling, carriers blank more sailings and plan surcharges

Container spot rates continued their decline this week across most Chinese export routes, prompting ocean ...

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Mar 18, 2022• Comments•

News / Carriers forced to adjust Asia-North Europe capacity as demand drops

Blank sailings (but not slidings) are back on the Asia-North Europe tradelane, as ocean carriers ...

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Mar 11, 2022• Comments•

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Asia-Europe carriers revise FAK rates in fight to rein in revenue erosion

Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) Headlines

News / Red ink warning for Yang Ming as Red Sea spot rate gains ease

News / Angry importers hit by delivery delays and rising costs, but rates are softening

News / Carriers try for more GRIs on Asia-Europe, eyeing Thanksgiving positives

News / Asia-N Europe rates level out, but can carriers maintain discipline?

News / Carriers remain buoyant despite collapse of spot rates and falling demand

COMPANY NOTICES

News / 'Bullwhip' ready to crack, as spot rates get a boost and Shanghai reopens

News / Carriers roll out more blank sailings in a bid to underpin slide in spot rates

News / Softening Asia-Europe rates sees carriers move to offer short deals to SMEs

News / With spot rates falling, carriers blank more sailings and plan surcharges

News / Carriers forced to adjust Asia-North Europe capacity as demand drops

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News / Asia-North Europe carriers discounting, and losing market share to challengers

News / Softening spot rates could mean 'days are numbered' for ad-hoc carriers

News / As you were chaps, volatile transpacific trade still difficult to predict

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Asia-Europe carriers revise FAK rates in fight to rein in revenue erosion

Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) Headlines

News / Red ink warning for Yang Ming as Red Sea spot rate gains ease

News / Angry importers hit by delivery delays and rising costs, but rates are softening

News / Carriers try for more GRIs on Asia-Europe, eyeing Thanksgiving positives

News / Asia-N Europe rates level out, but can carriers maintain discipline?

News / Carriers remain buoyant despite collapse of spot rates and falling demand

COMPANY NOTICES

News / 'Bullwhip' ready to crack, as spot rates get a boost and Shanghai reopens

News / Carriers roll out more blank sailings in a bid to underpin slide in spot rates

News / Softening Asia-Europe rates sees carriers move to offer short deals to SMEs

News / With spot rates falling, carriers blank more sailings and plan surcharges

News / Carriers forced to adjust Asia-North Europe capacity as demand drops

Most read news

News / Asia-North Europe carriers discounting, and losing market share to challengers

News / Softening spot rates could mean 'days are numbered' for ad-hoc carriers

News / As you were chaps, volatile transpacific trade still difficult to predict

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