Container spot rates hit four-year highs

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Global container spot freight rates rose sharply this week, reaching the highest levels since the 2022 pandemic peak. This surge was driven by tariff-induced cargo frontloading and ongoing disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz, with Drewry’s World Container Index increasing 9% to $4,530 per 40ft container.

Container spot freight rates jumped again this week, pushing global benchmarks to their highest levels since the pandemic-era peak of 2022, as tariff-driven cargo frontloading combined with lingering disruption around the Strait of Hormuz. Drewry’s World Container Index rose 9% week on week to $4,530 per 40ft container, lifted by gains on both the transpacific …