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By Andrew Scorer<\/p>\n

Week commencing February 19 saw the supply chain start pressurizing carriers for more realistic box rates as Lunar New Year drew to a close.<\/p>\n

The expectation for main head haul box rates to drop has been apparent since early February, with carriers taking proactive measures to maintain box rates at least at pre-New Year levels.<\/p>\n

The carriers issued void sailings for the next few weeks and notified their customers that the validity period of box rates had been extended to mid- to end-March.<\/p>\n

The anticipated drop has occurred from February 21, albeit with a varied impact. The first head haul route to lower its box rate was North Asia to Mediterranean, down $100 to $1,200\/FEU on February 21.<\/p>\n

The North Asia to North Continent and UK routes both fell $100 to $1,500\/FEU on February 22.<\/p>\n

The concern though, from a box rate perspective, is that freight forwarders are already securing loadings well below this assessed level, with some rates as low as $1,300\/FEU.<\/p>\n

A logistics source said box rates “could fall back to December levels before the end of February.” S&P Global Platts assessed box rate level for December at $1,300\/FEU for these routes.<\/p>\n

The North Asia to West Coast North America route has seen a more drastic drop of $200, February 23, to $1,300\/FEU.<\/p>\n

On the East Coast inbound route from North Asia, PBR5, the box rate dropped to $2,600\/FEU from $2,800\/FEU Friday.<\/p>\n

As mentioned earlier, the container industry had expected box rate decreases but with US annual contract negotiations starting to take place it had hoped for a calmer rate decline than the recent $200 incremental declines.<\/p>\n

However, the container market is in a better position than it was this time last year and the US annual contracts should be secured at a higher level over the coming months, similar to the European ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.platts.com\/latest-news\/shipping\/london\/containers-roundup-concern-over-freight-forwarders-26897694<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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