Weekly highlights
As the lockdown in Shanghai continues and the volume of available exports remains suppressed, major ocean carriers announced additional cancellations totalling more than a third of the scheduled sailings out of Asia through early June.
Removing available capacity could stabilize container rates out of Asia to Europe and the US West Coast, which have fallen by more than 20% since the initial shutdown in Shenzhen in March.
Despite the slowdown, projections for ocean import volumes to the US through the summer months remain higher than last year, indicating importers are ordering goods early to avoid peak season delays and possible labor disruptions at West Coast ports. This is anticipated when an important dockworker labor contract expires at the end of June.
Asia-US rates for this week
- Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Daily) decreased 3% to $12,217/FEU. This rate is 67% higher than the same time last year.
- Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Daily) were stable at $15,982/FEU, and are 115% higher than rates for this week last year.
Check in next week for more real-time freight market updates to help you ship smoother.
More rates from Freightos.com
| Containerized Freight Rates from the Freightos Baltic Index | |||||
| FBX Lane | Global | Asia – US West Coast | Asia –US East Coast | Asia – North Europe | North Europe – US East Coast |
| This Week | $8,183 | $12,217 | $15,982 | $10,565 | $8,395 |
| Last Week | -1% | -3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Last Year* | 65% | 67% | 115% | 27% | 95% |
