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/
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Shipping’s Price War: Spot Rates Slide as Carriers Battle for Cargo
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/
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 of possible supply chain disruption and skyrocketing freight rates. “Trump…
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 maritime employers, bringing relief to an…
https://gcaptain.com/us-east-coast-shipping-rates-expected-to-cool-after-ila-usmx-deal/
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 special bullet rates have quickly disappeared the time being and the spot is heading up.
https://gcaptain.com/nuance-in-ocean-freight-rates-could-be-another-front-loading-tea-leaf/
Fourth Time’s the Charm: Red Sea Chaos and Soaring Demand Push Maersk’s Profits Higher
A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S (Maersk) has raised its full-year financial guidance for 2024, marking the fourth upward revision this year as strong demand and ongoing disruptions in the Red…
No End in Sight: New Ships Won’t Stop Freight Rates From Climbing in 2025
By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – Some three million TEU of new tonnage arriving next year will most likely be “more than offset” by further market disruption, ensuring no respite for…
https://gcaptain.com/no-end-in-sight-new-ships-wont-stop-freight-rates-from-climbing-in-2025/
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, while a possible short-term pre-Golden…
https://gcaptain.com/container-spot-rates-continue-to-tumble-as-peak-season-comes-to-early-end/
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 season swung into gear. It is…
Slumping Freight Rates Telegraph Warning on Asian Crude Demand
(Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping crude oil along key routes to Asia is slumping as supertankers take shorter trips and demand softens in China. Freight rates for a Very…
https://gcaptain.com/slumping-freight-rates-telegraph-warning-on-asian-crude-demand/