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7 September 2026

Freight rate divide widens between Transpacific and Europe

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Freight rate divide widens between Transpacific and Europe

The freight rate divide between major container shipping trades widened in the latest weekly readings, with Transpacific routes showing relative strength while Asia-Europe rates continued to weaken. At headline level, the major benchmarks remained mixed. The SCFI and CCFI moved higher, while the NCFI and Freightos Baltic Index declined and Drewry’s World Container Index remained broadly stable. Chinese freight indexes show mixed movement The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) increased 2. 3% to 3,590.

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