Why Are Container Shipping Prices Plummeting?

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As the cost of living crisis affects consumer purchasing and the impact of the pandemic-related supply chain disruption lessens, the cost of shipping goods on important global commerce routes has decreased by 85% from its peak, as reported by FT.

Decline in demands

This month it cost $1,444 to ship a standard 40ft steel container from eastern China to the US west coast at short notice, according to shipping data specialist Xeneta, down from a peak of $9,682 in March...

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