Spot freight rate levels on the major east-west container trades this week remained flat, as the third-quarter peak season swung into gear.
It is now less than three months until China’s Golden Week holiday, on 1 October, that will see the country’s factories shut for seven days – and, given the extended voyage times on many trades, it is likely to act as an informal deadline for the end of the …
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