Shippers and large forwarders are turning to data sources that can directly turbocharge their automation ambitions, something the global terminal operator’s SeaRates product could not provide.
With demand softening on the westbound trade lane, carriers continue to withdraw capacity, resulting slow but steady rate gains through August on routes out of North Europe and the Mediterranean.
Vessels deployed on MSC’s India-Europe “Himalaya Express” service will return to the traditional, shorter route effective with a late-August voyage; the carrier’s five other Asia-Europe strings will follow.
