Weekly highlights
Ocean rates continued to slide this week, but continued elevated rates for secondhand and chartered container ships show ocean carriers are still looking for capacity.
Carriers have also scheduled 20% more transpacific capacity through October compared to last year, suggesting carriers do not expect a collapse in volumes.
These moves also suggest that carriers don’t anticipate port congestion to dissipate anytime soon: though trucker protests in Oakland were no longer impacting operations by the start of the week, congestion at inland rail hubs are creating a container backlog in LA/Long Beach, and a buildup of empty containers is slowing operations on the East Coast.
In air shipping news, Freightos.com marketplace air cargo rates show China – US West Coast prices have fallen 15% in the last month in what is typically a slow season for transpacific air, though rates are still about twice the pre-pandemic norm.
With the return of transatlantic passenger travel the Freightos Air Index shows Europe – US East Coast prices are 28% lower than a year ago, but still about 50% higher than normal due to added fuel costs and labor shortages.
Asia-US rates for this week
- Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Daily) fell 6% to $6,593/FEU. This rate is 64% lower than the same time last year.
- Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Daily) increased 4% to $10,316/FEU, and are 47% lower 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 | $6,159 | $6,593 | $10,316 | $9,641 | $8,423 |
| Last Week | -3% | -6% | 4% | -7% | 0% |
| Last Year* | -39% | -64% | -47% | -30% | 40% |
