container spot rates


Friday, August 29, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Spot Rate Slump Threatens to Sink Carrier Profits

Container spot freight rates on the main east-west deepsea trades witnessed more declines this week, as a combination of weak demand and excess supply of slot

August 29, 2025
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Friday, August 22, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Spot Rates Fall for 10th Week After Early Peak

Container spot rates have experienced their tenth consecutive week of declines – albeit with indications of some form of stabilisation – so, is it more of

August 22, 2025
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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Container Shipping Rates Keep Dropping as Tariff Surge Runs Out of Steam

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 4% to $2,250 per 40ft container this week, marking the tenth consecutive week of decline as the market continues

August 21, 2025
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Friday, August 15, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership underway
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Muted Peak Season Hopes as Tariffs, Overcapacity Weigh on Ocean Carriers

On the ocean freight rates front, it was more of the same this week; a slowdown in the speed of decline seemingly the best carriers can hope for –

August 15, 2025
Total Views: 1249

Thursday, August 14, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Rates Stabilize After Tariff-Driven Volatility as Market Braces for Second-Half Contraction

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 3% to $2,350 per 40ft container this week, marking the ninth consecutive week of decline as the market continues

August 14, 2025
Total Views: 341

Friday, August 1, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
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Container Spot Rates Flat as Peak Season Fails to Materialize

Container spot freight rates on the major east-west trades were barely unchanged for yet another week, as expected peak season volumes are yet to materialise

August 1, 2025
Total Views: 643

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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U.S. Trade Deals Offer Little Relief for Struggling Container Market

Recent trade agreements between the U.S. and key trading partners are failing to revitalize the struggling ocean container shipping market, according to the

July 29, 2025
Total Views: 886

Friday, July 25, 2025
A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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Transpacific and Asia-Europe Spot Rates Soften Despite Looming GRIs

Spot container freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades continued to soften this week, with no general rate increases (GRIs) or peak season

July 25, 2025
Total Views: 570

Friday, July 18, 2025
A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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GRIs Fizzle as Transpacific Spot Rates Extend Losing Streak

It was a relatively flat week for pricing on the major deepsea box shipping trades, with a scheduled mid-week general rate increase (GRI) failing to lift

July 18, 2025
Total Views: 847

Thursday, July 17, 2025
Container Rates Continue Five-Week Slide as Tariff Impact Fades
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Container Rates Continue Five-Week Slide as Tariff Impact Fades

Drewry’s World Container Index recorded its fifth consecutive weekly decline on Thursday, dropping 2.6% as the market continues to cool following earlier

July 17, 2025
Total Views: 834

Friday, July 11, 2025
port of Hamburg
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Asian-Europe Container Freight Rally Pauses as Spot Rates Soften

It seems the recent container freight spot rate rally on the Asia-North Europe trade might have come to an end, at least

July 11, 2025
Total Views: 532

Friday, July 4, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Asia-Europe Container Rates Overtake Transpacific for First Time in 2025

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – For the first time since the beginning of this year it is now more expensive to ship a 40ft container from Asia to

July 4, 2025
Total Views: 958

Friday, June 20, 2025
Containership and cranes at DP World Jebel Ali
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Middle East Tensions Drive Surge in Gulf Freight Rates as Maersk Suspends Haifa Port Calls

By Lori Ann LaRocco – Ocean freight spot rates from Shanghai to the Arabian Gulf’s largest port, Jebel Ali, are surging. Xeneta average spot rates

June 20, 2025
Total Views: 1247

Friday, June 6, 2025
Aerial view of a container ship
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Container Spot Rates Surge as June GRIs Kick In

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades saw a massive jump this week, as a series of 1 June general rate increases (GRIs) took

June 6, 2025
Total Views: 1287

Thursday, June 5, 2025
A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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The Tariff-Fueled Container Rally May Be Running Out of Steam

Container shipping rates continued their climb this week, fueled by the temporary tariff pause between the U.S. and China, but there are signs that demand

June 5, 2025
Total Views: 1223

Aerial view of a container terminal
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Transpacific Freight Rates Surge Amid Trump Tariff Turmoil

Global container shipping rates have seen a dramatic upturn, with Drewry’s World Container Index climbing 41% this week to reach $3,527 per 40ft

June 5, 2025
Total Views: 567

Friday, May 30, 2025
Containership berthed at the Port of Los Angeles.Photo courtesy Port of Los Angeles.
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Transpacific Rates Soar as Carriers Push GRIs and U.S. Trade Policy Wavers

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific trade saw another week of double-digit gains, as carriers forced prices with the détente in the US-China

May 30, 2025
Total Views: 1641

Friday, May 23, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership underway
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Tariff Truce Spurs a Slow-Burn Surge in Transpacific Freight Rates

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific continued to trend upwards this week, albeit at a far gentler pace than last week’s GRI-induced double-digit

May 23, 2025
Total Views: 465

Monday, May 19, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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Transpacific Gridlock Looms Tariff Truce Triggers Freight Frenzy

Transpacific shippers keen to take advantage of the 90-day tariff time-out are likely to be faced with tight capacity and soaring freight rates as new volumes

May 19, 2025
Total Views: 867

Friday, May 16, 2025
Spot Rates Jump as Shippers Rush to Beat Tariff Clock
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Spot Rates Jump as Shippers Rush to Beat Tariff Clock

Container freight spot rates shot up on the transpacific trades this week, with an immediate surge in demand following news of a new 90-day hiatus in the

May 16, 2025
Total Views: 592