Container Spot Rates Fall as Capacity Growth Pressures Freight Rates

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Container Spot Rates Fall as Capacity Growth Pressures Freight Rates

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Spot container freight rates have declined due to increased vessel capacity and softened demand on major east-west trade lanes worldwide. This easing puts downward pressure on global freight market prices.

Spot container freight rates continued to ease this week as additional vessel capacity and softer demand weighed on the world’s major east-west trade lanes, according to the latest Drewry World...

Markets Shipping container freight rates capacity growth freight market shipping demand east-west trade lanes Drewry report

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