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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Container Shipping Rates Snap Weeks of Gains as Restock Rally Fades

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Spot rates for shipping containers fell for the first time in almost three months amid signs demand is cooling after US

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Monday, July 15, 2024
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Xeneta Sees Ocean Container Spot Rates Peaking

The dramatic surge in ocean freight container shipping rates appears to be reaching its peak as importers push back against rising spot rates, according to

July 15, 2024
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A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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US Importers Balk at Return of $10,000 Container Rates

LOS ANGELES, July 15 (Reuters) – The cost to ship a standard 40-foot container of toys, auto parts or other goods from Shanghai to New York has

July 15, 2024
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Friday, July 12, 2024
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Container Spot Rates Take a Breather

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Spot freight rate levels on the major east-west container trades this week remained flat, as the third-quarter peak

July 12, 2024
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Friday, July 5, 2024
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Spot Rate Surge to Continue Post-Golden Week

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Since the 1 July implementation of a series of peak season surcharges (PSS) and new FAK (freight all kinds) levels,

July 5, 2024
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Friday, June 28, 2024
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Continued Spot Rate Surge Looms with New FAK Hikes and Surcharges

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As expected after last week’s surge in spot rate levels, this week saw more modest gains thanks to a week’s

June 28, 2024
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Friday, June 14, 2024
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Container Spot Rates Set to Rise Further

Ocean freight container shipping spot rates are set to increase further, but growth may be slowing, according to ocean freight rate benchmarking firm Xeneta.

June 14, 2024
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Friday, June 7, 2024
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Container Spot Rates in China Set to Hit Five Figures

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – There were further double-digit increases in container spot freight rates this week, after a series of general rate

June 7, 2024
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
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Hapag-Lloyd CEO Says Demand Surge May Be Short-Lived

By Elke Ahlswede BERLIN, June 5 (Reuters) – Hapag-Lloyd Chief Executive Rolf Habben Jansen said on Wednesday that demand for container

June 5, 2024
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Friday, May 31, 2024
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
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Red Sea Diversions, Tariff Risks Send Ocean Shipping Soaring

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, May 31 (Reuters) – Spiking ocean shipping rates, vessel backups at seaports and empty container

May 31, 2024
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Friday, May 24, 2024
Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
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Shipper Fury as Spot Rates Soar and Carriers Ignore Contracts

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The sense of genuine anger amongst North European shippers and freight forwarders was palpable this week as they

May 24, 2024
Total Views: 4452

Friday, May 10, 2024
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Carriers Control the Market as Spot Rates Rise and Capacity Tightens

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – “You take away all sense and rationale. And whatever is left, is the container shipping market,” said Peter

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 1652

Friday, May 3, 2024
Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
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Shippers Frustrated as Spot rates Rise Alongside Demand

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – A strengthening demand scenario on the Asia-European trades appears to have caught carriers and forwarders by

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 947

Friday, April 12, 2024
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Container Freight Rates Stabilizing

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – While container spot rates on the Asia-Europe and Asia-North America trades continued to remain elevated, year on

April 12, 2024
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Friday, April 5, 2024
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Carriers Unveil New FAK Hikes in Bid to Halt Asia-Europe Rates Slide

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container spot freight rates on the main deepsea east-west trades continued their gentle descent over the course of

April 5, 2024
Total Views: 869

Thursday, March 14, 2024
Overcapacity Pushing Rates to ‘Unsustainable Levels’, Maersk CEO Says
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Overcapacity Pushing Rates to ‘Unsustainable Levels’, Maersk CEO Says

OPENHAGEN, March 14 (Reuters) – The global container shipping market faces overcapacity in the coming years and the rates paid by customers have

March 14, 2024
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Monday, March 11, 2024
A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
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TPM24: Spot Rate Spike Hits Transpacific Contract Negotiations

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Based upon initial feedback to The Loadstar, there appears to have been only a handful of shippers,

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 1125

Monday, March 4, 2024
A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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TPM24: Liner Heavyweights Face Tough Transpacific Contract Talks

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – Some 4,000 container shipping industry attendees are assembling at the Long Beach Convention Center in

March 4, 2024
Total Views: 1247

Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Red Sea Crisis: Surge in Ocean Freight Rates Outpaces COVID-19

Houthi attacks on shipping have triggered a sharp rise in ocean freight rates, surpassing the speed of increase experienced during the initial phase of the

January 30, 2024
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Container Spot Rates Soar on Red Sea Threats

(Bloomberg) — Short-term rates for container shipping between Asia, Europe and the US are climbing on reduced capacity caused by the threats to cargo

January 4, 2024
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