Drewry World Container Index
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Maritime
About that rate relief … ocean shipping costs are rising again
After brief reprieve, trans-Pacific shipping rates head back up, pointing to ongoing supply chain pressure.
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Maritime
China port congestion falls sharply, trans-Pacific shipping rates retreat
Pullback in trans-Pacific shipping rates: beginning of the end or brief reprieve with end still not in sight?
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Maritime
Different container indexes, vastly different rates. Which is right?
Disparities between container index prices wider than ever after big course correction by Freightos.
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Maritime
Container rates rocket even higher — and there’s no end in sight
Container spot rates spiked again, with new records set. For importers, the worst is yet to come.
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American Shipper
New trade war threat to trans-Atlantic box trade
A strong U.S. economy should see Europe-North America container volume growth of 3%+ next year, but clouds hover over the trade.
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American Shipper
Shippers should brace for more container rate hikes, warns Drewry
Capacity cuts by lines and higher bunker surcharges as IMO 2020 low sulfur fuels are phased in are fueling box freight rate inflation.
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American Shipper
Are box shipping rate spikes sustainable?
Asia-Europe and Asia-U.S. spot freight rates jumped 12-30% last week, but can carriers hold on to the gains?
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American Shipper
Container shipping growing more slowly than in 2018
BIMCO says there are “several indications” that goods are being shipped from the Far East to Europe and then transshipped to the U.S. East Coast…
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