By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite the huge uncertainty US tariffs have injected into container supply chains, and its potentially schizophrenic effect on demand, spot freight rates this week…
https://gcaptain.com/tariff-turbulence-tests-container-markets-but-spot-rates-hold-firm/
Sweeping new ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs set to be announced by President Donald Trump could significantly transform global shipping patterns, though experts predict limited immediate impact on near-term liner freight rates….
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This week’s FAK rate hikes introduced by carriers on the Asia-Europe trades managed to arrest 13 weeks of successive spot freight rate declines.
https://gcaptain.com/asia-europe-container-spot-rates-find-a-floor-for-now/
Container spot freight rates on the major east-west liner trades experienced another week of decline, as slack demand continued to depress pricing.
https://gcaptain.com/shippings-price-war-spot-rates-slide-as-carriers-battle-for-cargo/
Blanked sailings and general rate increases (GRIs) have failed to arrest the drop in Asia-North Europe freight rates, with slot utilisation less than 95% amid the post-Chinese New Year slack period.
https://gcaptain.com/ocean-carriers-scramble-as-gris-hit-a-wall/
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, including the country’s freight forwarders.
https://gcaptain.com/spot-rates-sink-post-cny-is-a-price-war-brewing-in-asia-europe-trades/
Ocean container freight rates are set to decline further in February, influenced by the Middle East ceasefire and Lunar New Year slowdown, despite carriers’ attempts to manage capacity. According to…
https://gcaptain.com/ocean-freight-rates-expected-to-drop-as-middle-east-ceasefire-takes-effect/
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 declines.
https://gcaptain.com/container-spot-rates-slip-as-lunar-new-year-lull-kicks-in/
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 the Snake.
President Trump‘s potential revival of sweeping import tariffs is creating widespread uncertainty in US shipping markets, with industry experts warning of possible supply chain disruption and skyrocketing freight rates. “Trump…