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XENETA: Far East to Europe spot rates rise despite Red Sea return as demand overrides supply
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The Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update provides data and intelligence including the latest freight rate and capacity movements across global trades with supporting insight from Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst.
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Xeneta's weekly ocean container shipping market update reports that spot freight rates on the Far East to Europe trade lane have risen. The increase comes even as carriers shift back toward Red Sea routings, a change that would ordinarily ease rate pressure. According to the report, demand is…
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