The prices for container freight on the world seas experienced a severe decline this week and freight rates hereby reached a new all-time low. Especially the important services for Maersk Line between Asia and North Europe are pulling rates down.
This week's calculation of the SCFI index from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange showed on Friday showed a drop of 9 percent, and the index which shows spot prices for container freight on 15 different routes from Shanghai to the rest of the world thus took a dive down to 721.61 - the lowest level ever.
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