Spikes, slumps, and standoffs: container freight rates in 2025

30.12.2025

2025 was not a story of collapse, but of failed control: carriers could still move rates in short bursts, but no longer dictate direction. Policy shocks, overcapacity and competition ensured that every rally was temporary, and every reset contested.

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