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
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
The recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has not led to an increase in ocean freight container shipping rates, according to ocean
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
Long-term container freight rates are soaring as many U.S. shippers begin negotiations over new long term contracts at the Journal of Commerce’s TPM24
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Transpacific ocean carriers are holding on to as much of their Red Sea crisis-induced gains as they can, heading into
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates on the transatlantic shot up this week and, ahead of Chinese New Year tomorrow, transpacific rates
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Asia-North Europe shippers have adapted their supply chains to the longer transit times around Africa, but now they
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
Shipping rates are expected to continue their upward trend in early February due to the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea, according Xeneta’s freight rate
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – As long as they are able to obtain premium rates, ocean carriers could decide to increase the service speed of their
(Bloomberg) — A surge in freight rates is prompting crude buyers in Asia to shift more purchases to Middle Eastern oil, aiding spot market prices. The
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Asia-Europe ocean carriers are making one final attempt to hike rates on the troubled tradelane next year. Hapag-Lloyd
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Notwithstanding three attempts at GRIs (general rate increases) in 45 days, Asia-North Europe container spot rates have
The latest data from Oslo-based Xeneta suggests that 2024 could be an even more difficult year for carriers in the ocean freight shipping market. The Xeneta
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – After recording gains across the board last week, the container spot market indices are back to flashing red for the
KYIV, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Freight costs for ships in Ukraine‘s alternative export corridor have eased back to their former levels, a
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers aim to have at least 50% of their business fixed by way of annual contracts, which are generally agreed
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – According to CMA CGM, westbound transatlantic ocean rates have now hit “unsustainable levels”. The French carrier
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Drewry’s WCI container spot rate index was a sea of red ink again this week, ahead of a planned wave of ocean carrier
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot indices are showing a sea of red ink this week, with short-term freight rates down on all the major
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