Market turning in favour of shippers as ocean spots soften

31.01.2026

Container spot freight rates on the Asia-Europe and transpacific trades experienced another week of persistent declines, as pre-Chinese New Year demand continues to weaken

However, the declines seen this week were flatter than the week before, indicating that carriers have begun to withdraw capacity.

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Review of the current state of sea and air cargo transportation market: crisis recovery scenario

The coronavirus outbreak exposed the fragility of global supply chains that move goods between countries. Due to the volatility of the logistic market, carriers are facing new risks and the need to promptly respond to changes in order to manage them. The global cargo transportation market is experiencing significant difficulties caused by abrupt decrease of the transport infrastructure throughput due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.