Shippers pushing back on steep Asia–Europe contract rate hikes

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Shippers pushing back on steep Asia–Europe contract rate hikes

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor | Feb 04, 2021 12:31PM EST
Reliability is trumping price in Asia-North Europe contracts, but shippers remain wary of having volume commitments cut by carriers, even as they lock in the elevated long-term rates.
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