Container rates soar as Red Sea chaos worsens capacity crunch
January 19, 2024
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Container shipping rates from Asia to Europe rose for a seventh straight week, reflecting tighter capacity as more vessels avoid the threat of attacks in the Red Sea and take the long way around southern Africa.
The spot rate for a 40-foot container going from Shanghai to Genoa, Italy, in the Mediterranean jumped by more than $1,000 to $6,282, according to the Drewry World Container Index released Thursday. Seven weeks of gains is the longest advance since the pandemic in 2021.
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The latest charge for Shanghai to Rotterdam rose 12% to $4,951, the highest since September 2022.The shipping diversions are affecting the transportation of Asian goods to the US, too. Among east-west trade lanes, the biggest weekly increase in percentage terms was Shanghai to Los Angeles, which surged 38% to $3,860.
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