Spot rates still climbing, but lack of empty boxes the prime worry for forwarders
November 13, 2020 by Choice Aviation Services0Air Cargo
Container spot rates continued to climb on the Asia-Europe trades this week on the back of strong demand and extremely tight capacity, in terms of both vessel and equipment availability.
Today’s Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) published a rate of $1,508 per teu for Shanghai-North Europe, an increase of $262 per teu on last week, up 21%.
The Shanghai-Mediterranean rate grew $310 per teu to finish the week on $1,674 per teu, …
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