Carriers are breaking from industry discipline and dumping prices

Some container liners have lowered prices aggressively even though the industry as a whole has tried to keep rates afloat.
Analytics firm Linerlytica does not name the carriers that are cutting prices. | Photo: Marcus Brandt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Analytics firm Linerlytica does not name the carriers that are cutting prices. | Photo: Marcus Brandt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Carriers’ attempt to set a bottom level for freight prices is challenged by some players that are dumping rates in order to fill their ships at what is a critical time for the global container market, writes analytics company Linerlytica.

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