News / Tough contract talks loom for shippers 'gobsmacked' by rate increases

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17/12/2021

With capacity remaining extremely tight ahead of Chinese New Year, shippers are bracing for a further wave of rate increases on container trades out of Asia.

The spot rate indices this week were virtually unchanged – the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) Asia-North Europe component stable at ...

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