Shipping’s Price War: Spot Rates Slide as Carriers Battle for Cargo
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container spot freight rates on the major east-west liner trades…
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Ocean Carriers Scramble as GRIs Hit a Wall
By Alison Koo (The Loadstar) – Blanked sailings and general rate increases (GRIs) have failed to arrest…
Spot Rates Sink Post-CNY: Is a Price War Brewing in Asia-Europe Trades?
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) Despite large parts of the Chinese workforce continuing to enjoy the…
Container Spot Rates Slip as Lunar New Year Lull Kicks In
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite the muted trading activity since China’s new year holiday…
Ocean Freight Rates Expected to Drop as Middle East Ceasefire Takes Effect
Ocean container freight rates are set to decline further in February, influenced by the Middle East…
Container Spot Rates Dive as Lunar New Year and Suez Resumption Rattle the Market
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The downward spiral of container spot freight pricing accelerated…
Trump’s Trade Policy Uncertainty Could Send Ocean Freight Rates Higher, Xeneta…
President Trump‘s potential revival of sweeping import tariffs is creating widespread uncertainty in US…