January 24, 2025
Caspian Brooks
Container Freight Rates Drop as Lunar New Year and Suez Resumption Impact Market
Container spot rates continued their downward trend this week, influenced by China’s upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations marking the Year of the Snake. Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) recorded an 8% drop for the transpacific route from Shanghai to Los Angeles, settling at $4,813 per 40ft container, while the Shanghai-New York route dropped by 7%, […]