Liners cut long-haul sailings, but 'it won't be enough' to stop rates tumbling

MSC and the Ocean and Premier container shipping alliances are withdrawing some transpacific and Asia-Europe services in a bid to to stem falling freight rates, according to consultancy Linerlytica’s report ...

Mar 5, 2025• Comments•

SCFI Headlines

Recommends / Carriers could correct charter market boom

A charter market correction could be looming amid the deterioration in spot rates. Citing the ...

charter rates Linerlytica SCFI Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) spot rates

Mar 18, 2025• Comments•

News / Rates still slipping as peak season recedes and port strike threat subsides

Freight rates are continuing their downward correction following the premature peak season and front-loading of ...

Drewry Drewry WCI Linerlytica Rates: the eternal tango SCFI US east coast port strike

Oct 18, 2024• Comments•

Premium / Feu options for carriers as spot market rates under water

Comment: Long-term contracts a hard sell

Asia-North Europe Drewry WCI FBX Rates - the eternal tango SCFI XSI

Dec 13, 2022• Comments•

News / 'A hard landing' as Asia-North Europe freight rates collapse to $1,000 a box

There seems to be nothing ocean carriers can do – or are prepared to do ...

Drewry WCI FBX Freight Rates Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Xeneta XSI

Dec 2, 2022• Comments•

News / Record blankings as freight rates threaten a hard landing for box lines

The unrelenting decline in container freight rates from Asia, caused by a collapse in demand, ...

Drewry WCI FBX Rates: the eternal tango SCFI

Nov 25, 2022• Comments•

COMPANY NOTICES

News / China faces long-term export threat, while ocean rates plummet

Capacity demand for Chinese exports is in decline, mainly due to full inventories in Europe ...

China Containerised Freight Index European Union Chamber of Commerce HSBC NCFI Rates: the eternal tango SCFI spot rates

Sep 9, 2022• Comments•

News / Ripples from Suez ending in waves of price rises on all container tradelanes

There are reports of “sharp increases” in Asia-Europe container spot rates this week, as the ...

Asia-Mediterranean Asia-North Europe Asia-US east coast Drewry WCI FBX Hapag-Lloyd NCFI Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Transpacific Trade

Apr 9, 2021• Comments•

News / Asia-Europe ocean spot rates sail into calmer waters as boxes are returned

Container shipping spot freight rates on the Asia-North Europe trade declined 2.7% this week – ...

Asia-Mediterranean Asia-North Europe Asia-South America Asia-US east coast Flexport Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Transpacific Trade

Jan 29, 2021• Comments•

News / Spot rates ease – but it could be too little, too late for some

Container spot rates have peaked and appear to be declining slightly on the main tradelanes, ...

Asia-Mediterranean Asia-North Europe Asia-US east coast Flexport Freightos HMM Maersk Port of Los Angeles Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Transpacific Trade

Jan 22, 2021• Comments•

News / Asia-Europe carriers have 'gone too far' and will 'live to regret their gluttony'

There are signs that spot rates from Asia to Europe might be beginning to cool ...

Asia-Mediterranean Asia-North Europe Asia-US east coast Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Transpacific Trade

Jan 15, 2021• Comments•

Most read news

Premium / On the wires: The container freight story at a granular level

Comment: Analysing container freight rates per nautical mile can tell a different story to the macro ...

Asia-Australia Asia-Mediterranean Asia-Middle East Asia-North Europe Asia-South Africa Asia-South America Asia-US east coast Asia-West Africa On the wires Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Transpacific Trade

Jan 14, 2021• Comments•

News / Space on box ships out of Asia now going, going, gone – to the highest bidder

Major forwarders are engaged in fierce bidding wars in China, in order to secure equipment ...

Asia-Mediterranean Asia-North Europe Asia-US east coast Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Transpacific Trade

Jan 8, 2021• Comments•

News / No happy new year for shippers as rates on major tradelanes stay sky high

The final Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) for 2020, published on 31 December, recorded a ...

Asia-Mediterranean Asia-North Europe Asia-US east coast Rates: the eternal tango SCFI Transpacific

Jan 4, 2021• Comments•

Topics

Asia-Europe MSC Ocean Alliance Premier Alliance SCFI Transpacific charter rates Linerlytica Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) spot rates Drewry Drewry WCI Rates: the eternal tango US east coast port strike Asia-North Europe FBX Rates - the eternal tango XSI Freight Rates Xeneta XSI China Containerised Freight Index European Union Chamber of Commerce HSBC NCFI Asia-Mediterranean Asia-US east coast Hapag-Lloyd Transpacific Trade Asia-South America Flexport Freightos HMM Maersk Port of Los Angeles Asia-Australia Asia-Middle East Asia-South Africa Asia-West Africa On the wires