According to market participants, container shipping prices have fallen significantly this year. This was reported by “Kommersant”.
ModernWay CEO Nikolai Olshansky said that the cost of cargo delivery from China to Russian ports is now just over 1.8 thousand dollars, which is 50-60% lower than the 2022 level. The decline in world rates is reflected in the Russian market, but with its characteristics.
In contrast, Vladimir Gai, commercial director of shipping and shipping company Modul, suggested that the decline was due to the expansion of alternatives to maritime transport as well as the inflow of new capacity along with the slowdown in demand. This situation forces shipowners to accept less profitable routes, including to the Russian Federation.
According to Olshansky’s forecast, the period of low tariffs will last at least a year due to the expansion of the carrier fleet. Yulia Shlenskaya, head of customs and logistics broker KBT, does not expect prices to increase until cargo flows return to normal. However, experts agree that the current price level remains higher than in previous periods. The main goal of most companies is to maintain business profitability in an environment of fierce competition and low tariffs, the publication states.
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Source: Gazeta
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