Freightos Baltic Index

As President Donald Trump prepares for a Wednesday Rose Garden event to unveil his tariff plan, significant uncertainty remains on key details. 

Despite Trump’s claims of having decided on a course of action, reports suggest the administration is still weighing options. A major point of contention is whether to implement reciprocal tariffs at varying levels for specific trading partners or impose a uniform global tariff on all imports.

The administration faces the challenge of reconciling...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariff-backdrop-finds-ocean-rates-steady

Trans-Pacific ocean container rates have eased post-Lunar New Year, despite volumes estimated to be significantly stronger than a year ago. 

The latest Freightos Baltic Index pegs rates to the West Coast of around $2,200 per forty-foot equivalent unit and to the East Coast of approximately $3,300 per FEU, more than 20% below 2024 lows.

This trend is likely due to increased competition and less effective capacity management from new carrier alliance rollouts, as well as continued fleet growth,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-tariff-fears-plague-ocean-container-rates

The seasonal lull and end to frontloading by importers is driving down container rates on trans-Pacific transits to the United States.

Shippers for months have pulled forward imports in a bid to stay ahead of tariffs promised by the Trump administration. Those levies are now up to 25%, with the threat of 60% tariffs and other reciprocal charges that could land as soon as April.

Asia-U.S. West Coast rates fell by 18% to $3,558 per forty-foot equivalent unit, according to the Freightos Baltic Index...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/as-tariff-window-closes-trans-pacific-ocean-container-rates-tumble