Rate erosion may be easing, but rock-bottom prices are 'not good for anybody'
The ‘jury is out’ on whether container spot rates have bottomed-out, but on the key ...
The shipping lines are turning. The members of the (frankly bizarre, in these days of strict and complex antitrust laws) Transpacific Stabilization Agreement have chosen a new set of guidelines rates – which are higher than previously. The new rates, suggesting an extra $800 to $1,200 per container, may help stem the losses. But what of the shippers?
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Drop 'DB' and 'DP'. Call it 'DHL Schenker'. Sounds cool, huh?
Rate erosion may be easing, but rock-bottom prices are 'not good for anybody'
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Airfreight rate relief for shippers, or are things going to 'turn nasty'?
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