
US forwarders heading towards a pale New Year
Christmas has arrived, but not for US freight forwarders, who have seen volumes and demand crash with no peak season to speak of and the

Christmas has arrived, but not for US freight forwarders, who have seen volumes and demand crash with no peak season to speak of and the

From To 20’ST/RFCurrent rates 40’ST/RF/HCCurrent rates 20’ST/RFNew rates 40’ST/RF/HCNew rates Rotterdam New York US$1,450 US$1,600 US$1,650 US$2,000 Rotterdam Veracruz US$1,813 US$2,026 US$1,915 US$2,126 Rotterdam Montreal

And, with the 2024 budget season looming, the shipping lines will want to jettison unprofitable cargo from their customer portfolios. For example, MSC this week

“The past decade has been exceptionally well for containerised trade. We have seen volumes grow in transshipment and coastal shipping as well. During COVID this

Asia-North Europe carriers took advantage of the Chinese national holiday this week to announce new headhaul FAK rates, effective from 1 November, which are double

Hapag-Lloyd announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) / General Rate Adjustment (GRA) from the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to the United States East Coast

On the westbound India-Europe trade, average short-term contract rates from West India [Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)/Nhava Sheva or Mundra Port] to Felixstowe/London Gateway (UK) or

According to market data from local freight forwarding sources, average rates for bookings from Central/North China to India grew 20% to 40% this month over

The Hamburg-based ocean carrier said the GRI will be US$100/container from Mundra, Nhava Sheva and Hazira in India to Tema in Ghana and Lagos (Apapa

Christmas has arrived, but not for US freight forwarders, who

From To 20’ST/RFCurrent rates 40’ST/RF/HCCurrent rates 20’ST/RFNew rates 40’ST/RF/HCNew rates

And, with the 2024 budget season looming, the shipping lines

“The past decade has been exceptionally well for containerised trade.

Asia-North Europe carriers took advantage of the Chinese national holiday

Hapag-Lloyd announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) / General Rate

On the westbound India-Europe trade, average short-term contract rates from

According to market data from local freight forwarding sources, average

The Hamburg-based ocean carrier said the GRI will be US$100/container