{"id":3417,"date":"2026-06-19T15:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/spot-rates-surge-again-as-carriers-push-through-fresh-july-hikes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:20:50","slug":"spot-rates-surge-again-as-carriers-push-through-fresh-july-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/ru\/spot-rates-surge-again-as-carriers-push-through-fresh-july-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Spot rates surge again as carriers push through fresh July hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A series of container freight spot rate hikes and general rate increases implemented on 15 June prompted another week of double-digit price rises on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s World Container Index (WCI) from Drewry saw the spot rate on its Shanghai-Rotterdam leg surge 15% week-on-week to finish at $4,342 per 40ft, while the Shanghai-Genoa route was up 12% to $5,756 per 40ft.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrong peak season demand due to frontloading of cargo ahead of the expected 1 July bunker fuel adjustment, enabled carriers to successfully implement surcharges,\u201d Drewry noted.<\/p>\n

However, the WCI\u2019s current Shanghai-Rotterdam rate is well shy of the $6,000 per 40ft FAK level that MSC introduced on 15 June, although marginally closer on the Shanghai-Genoa, where its new FAK was $6,500 per 40ft.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s largest container line has announced a further FAK hike on 1 July of $7,500 per 40ft to both North Europe and Mediterranean ports, which is quite aggressive compared to the $6,300 per 40ft on Asia-North Europe announced by CMA CGM, also for 1 July.<\/p>\n

The timing of the next round of FAK hikes also suggests that the remaining weeks of this year\u2019s peak season will be characterised by double-digit spot rate rises on a fortnightly basis, with the interim weeks either flat or seeing low single-digit rises.<\/p>\n

Indeed, today\u2019s Shanghai Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) \u2013 which records rates quoted for the forthcoming week, and as such can indicate the behaviour of the following week\u2019s WCI (as it did last week) \u2013 recorded a 2% gain on the Shanghai-North Europe leg and 3% on Shanghai-Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are expecting increases for the first half July and expect the rates to peak in July before they start to soften again \u2013 but I don\u2019t expect them to go as high as MSC hopes for,\u201d one European forwarder told \u041b\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440<\/em> \u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f.<\/p>\n

And while current capacity on both Asia-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean trades is tight \u2013 according to Drewry\u2019s Container Capacity Insight, only three blank sailings have been announced on Asia-Europe next week \u2013 there had been fears that the decision pf the Gemini partners to shift capacity from North Europe to the Mediterranean could leave Northern European shippers squeezed.<\/p>\n

However, the forwarder added that \u201cthe shift of some capacity to the Med is welcome, but any effect on the North Europe routes, I think, will be short lived as things start to calm down\u201d.<\/p>\n

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has also been a key factor, data from ocean and air freight intelligence platform Xeneta shows:<\/p>\n

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Source: Xeneta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the past week alone, rates on its XSI platform jumped up by 29% on Far East to US west coast and 25% to the US east coast.<\/p>\n

The WCI moved in the same direction, although more moderately \u2013 its Shanghai-Los Angeles was up 10% week-on-week to $5,142 per 40ft, and Shanghai-New York rose 15% to $6,769 per 40ft.<\/p>\n

\u201cShippers are frontloading imports ahead of bunker fuel surcharge increases in July and fears over available capacity, with many being told ships are full on trades out of Asia for weeks in advance,\u201d Xeneta chief analysts Peter Sand said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShippers who manage to get their boxes on board are paying a premium to do so,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

However, one interesting dynamic is that next week will see six blank sailings the transpacific, according to Drewry, \u201creflecting capacity management by carriers\u201d, and could suggest lines see some demand weakness on the long-term horizon and are already acting to maintain rate levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cShippers should abandon expectations for a quick rate correction \u2013 carriers have just successfully pushed rates into the $6,000\u2013$7,000-plus range and will be highly resistant to lowering them, likely citing ongoing market uncertainty to justify keeping current fuel surcharges and base rates intact,\u201d US west coast freight forwarder Freight Right said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurthermore, because booking backlogs are already stretching lead times out significantly, with some agents quoting the beginning of July as the earliest available space, shippers must plan and book several weeks in advance to secure equipment and vessel space,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

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Photo: VesselFinder 19\/06\/2026 A series of container freight spot rate hikes and general rate increases implemented on 15 June prompted another week of double-digit price rises on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades. This week\u2019s World Container Index (WCI) from Drewry saw the spot rate on its Shanghai-Rotterdam leg surge 15% week-on-week to finish at $4,342 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