“Textbook” case: Why trans-Pacific container rates continue to fall

Originally published at: “Textbook” case: Why trans-Pacific container rates continue to fall - FreightWaves

Xeneta: Iran tensions could delay Red Sea return  While ocean carriers wrangle with too many ships and too little cargo, continuing weak rates on the Asia-U.S. trade route are starting to show up on other benchmark shipping lanes.  “Average spot rates are down this week across all main fronthaul trades out of the Far East,”…