Box rates slip further on indices for 33rd consecutive week

The streak of red for ocean freight continues, with both the Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) and the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), losing about 5.7-6% this week. While the WCI shaved off 6% to end at US$3,483, the SCFI which didn’t register a quote, the previous week, over the Chinese Golden Week, lost about 5.7% to end at US$1,814.

As rates fall for the 33rd consecutive week, with the extent of falls dictated by the East-West trades, of Asia-Europe and Asia-US, Ocean...

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