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Friday, February 7, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
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Spot Rates Sink Post-CNY: Is a Price War Brewing in Asia-Europe Trades?

Despite large parts of the Chinese workforce continuing to enjoy the new year holiday, there was a partial return to work for other parts of the economy,

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Friday, January 31, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked at Gwangyang port in Gwangyang, South Korea, June 14, 2022. Yonhap via REUTERS
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Ocean Freight Rates Expected to Drop as Middle East Ceasefire Takes Effect

Ocean container freight rates are set to decline further in February, influenced by the Middle East ceasefire and Lunar New Year slowdown, despite

January 31, 2025
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Container Spot Rates Slip as Lunar New Year Lull Kicks In

Despite the muted trading activity since China’s new year holiday began this week, spot rates on most major east-west ocean trades continued to show slight

January 31, 2025
Total Views: 402

Friday, January 24, 2025
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Container Spot Rates Dive as Lunar New Year and Suez Resumption Rattle the Market

The downward spiral of container spot freight pricing accelerated this week, as China begins its lunar new year celebrations this weekend to see in the Year of

January 24, 2025
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Trump’s Trade Policy Uncertainty Could Send Ocean Freight Rates Higher, Xeneta Warns

President Trump‘s potential revival of sweeping import tariffs is creating widespread uncertainty in US shipping markets, with industry experts warning

January 21, 2025
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Docked cargo ships are loaded with shipping containers at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2023.
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US East Coast Shipping Rates Expected to Cool After ILA-USMX Deal

A potentially devastating strike at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports has been averted following a tentative six-year agreement between port workers and

January 9, 2025
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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Nuance in Ocean Freight Rates Could Be Another Front-Loading Tea Leaf

Ocean freight rates have jumped up  for the December 15-31 bookings signaling a tightness of space due to demand.  Logistics managers tell gCaptain the

December 11, 2024
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Friday, December 6, 2024
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Spot Rate Rollercoaster: Carriers Bank on GRIs Ahead of Lunar New Year

Asia-Europe carriers saw their early December general rate increases (GRIs) stick this week, with spot rates into both North Europe and Mediterranean ports

December 6, 2024
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Friday, November 22, 2024
Aerial view of containerships at the port of Southampton
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FAK Fantasy: Carriers Struggle to Keep Rates Afloat

Container spot rates were largely unchanged for a third consecutive week, as it became evident that a 15 November rate hike on Asia-Europe trades had failed to

November 22, 2024
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Friday, November 8, 2024
Asia-Europe Container Spot Rates Surge – What’s Fueling the Off-Season Spike?
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Asia-Europe Container Spot Rates Surge – What’s Fueling the Off-Season Spike?

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite generally weak cargo demand, spot rates on the Asia-Europe trades continued to show gains this week, as

November 8, 2024
Total Views: 636

Friday, November 1, 2024
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GRI Gamble: Carriers Play Hardball with Asia-Europe Spot Rate Hikes

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container shipping lines on the main east-west trades this week managed to reverse 15 weeks of consecutive declines

November 1, 2024
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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Container Spot Rates Continue to Tumble as Peak Season Comes to Early End

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Spot freight rates on every major container lane continued to tumble over the past week as demand remained flat,

September 13, 2024
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Friday, September 6, 2024
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Container Spot Rates Plummet as Asia-Europe Trades Witness Double-Digit Declines

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The steady decline of container spot freight rates between Asia and Europe turned decidedly steeper this week, with

September 6, 2024
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Sunday, September 1, 2024
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Container Carrier Profits Soar On Record Volumes, Higher Rates

By Brendan Murray Sep 1, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The global container shipping industry saw profits surge to more than $10 billion in the second quarter

September 1, 2024
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Friday, August 23, 2024
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Transpacific Spot Rates Rise Amid Looming U.S. Port Strike Threat

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Transpacific container spot rates were in the ascendancy this week as industrial action storm clouds gathered over US

August 23, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 2024
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Container Spot Rates Continue to Slide as U.S. Port Strike Threatens

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – The downward trend of the Drewry World Container Index (WCI) continued this week, showing average rates have fallen

August 16, 2024
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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

July 25, 2024
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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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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
Total Views: 1342
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