The average price of a 40-foot standard high cube container has tumbled in the United States, Europe and China since last summer. Photo: Bloomberg
The average price of a 40-foot standard high cube container has tumbled in the United States, Europe and China since last summer. Photo: Bloomberg

China shipping: sea freight rates ease as container crisis gives way to oversupply

  • Freight rates have come down by an average of 20 per cent since the beginning of 2022, data shows
  • Data indicates an excess of 6 million 20-foot equivalent units of capacity in the global container fleet

The average price of a 40-foot standard high cube container has tumbled in the United States, Europe and China since last summer. Photo: Bloomberg
The average price of a 40-foot standard high cube container has tumbled in the United States, Europe and China since last summer. Photo: Bloomberg
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