Freight rates in the global container shipping market fell more than 60% in the fall. This was “reported by”for merchant» Dmitry Sukhoversha, head of multimodal transportation at FM Logistic in the Russian Federation.
“A 20ft container can be delivered to Hamburg or Rotterdam for less than $500,” he notes.
The publication’s experts noted that the container shipping market is “accustomed to cyclicality” and is experiencing “unprecedented growth” with record profits in 2021-2022.
They stated that “due to the slowdown in demand” it is already time to add new capacity. Consumers are cutting back on their spending. As a result, container shipping rates on major routes have fallen below pre-pandemic levels.
It was learned that the terminal to send goods to China and Asia-Pacific countries will be opened on November 7. will be thrown near Novosibirsk. According to the region’s Minister of Economic Development Lev Reshetnikov, the first container trains will be sent from the park by the end of 2023.
Previously at Rosaviatsia said About the prospects for the work of Russian airlines in 2024.