Container lines' rate boom can be explained by one key driver in the US
US consumers have started spending their money differently during the coronavirus crisis, causing container freight rates to soar. The question is whether it will continue.
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A shift in US consumer demand is the reason why container lines are currently seeing gilded times on the Pacific.
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