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Ocean freight rates set to remain subdued

26 April 2019

Low demand growth on the Asia-Europe trade will keep a lid on spot price gains, says MSI, while recent transpacific price rises seem to have stalled since March

The spot freight rate outlook is “underwhelming” for the container shipping sector despite the best recent...

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