{"id":2952,"date":"2026-06-05T15:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/a-wave-of-container-spot-rate-rises-amid-peak-season-and-tight-capacity\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:22:17","slug":"a-wave-of-container-spot-rate-rises-amid-peak-season-and-tight-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/zh\/a-wave-of-container-spot-rate-rises-amid-peak-season-and-tight-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"A wave of container spot rate rises amid peak season and tight capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theloadstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/c34178d7ffd517da2daa1419efbc59eb-680x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"dreamstime_xs_26670969\" \/>\n<p>ID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/royalty-free-stock-images-container-ships-port-rotterdam-image26670969\">26670969<\/a> \u00a9<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/vanderwolfimages_info\">VanderWolfImages<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\">Dreamstime.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-06-05\">05\/06\/2026<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Peak season is now fully under way, after a week in which spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades all posted hefty increases.<\/p>\n<p>With pressure rising over the past couple of weeks as demand strengthened against tightish capacity, carriers were handed an opportunity to push through a series of FAK (freight all kinds) levels for the spot market, as well as new peak season surcharges for contracted shippers.<\/p>\n<p>Implemented on 1 June, these increases had a material effect on spot rate indices this week, with the Shanghai-Rotterdam leg on Drewry\u2019s World Container Index (WCI) seeing a 25% week-on-week gain, to finish at $3,579 per 40ft, while the Shanghai-Genoa route was up 20% on the previous week, to $5,089 per 40ft.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported by <em>\u8f7d\u661f<\/em>, part of June\u2019s demand surge is due to contracted shippers pulling forward shipments to avoid the 1 July publication of carrier\u2019s third-quarter bunker adjustment factors (BAFs), which are expected to show severe increases due to escalating fuel costs promoted by the closure of the Hormuz Strait.<\/p>\n<p>One major European forwarder told <em>\u8f7d\u661f<\/em> another factor was the elongated transit times that are now the norm on the Asia-Europe trades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen a noticeable uplift in demand following discussions with several customers whose volumes have increased earlier than expected; this is effectively bringing peak season demand forward, driven largely by poor schedule reliability, with customers preferring to receive stock early rather than risk late arrival,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>However, he added that while shippers and forwarders may be shocked by this week\u2019s pricing spike, further rises this month may be more modest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur expectation for the second half of June is an increase of approximately $500 per teu, compared with the first half \u2013 at this stage, I do not anticipate that most carriers will push beyond this level in a single adjustment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we have not seen allocation reductions, there have been some rollovers, and June space is now effectively full. We are still able to secure space for the occasional container, but availability is otherwise extremely limited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>That would broadly chime with the further hikes so far announced by carriers, with Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, for example, introducing further Asia-Europe PSSs on 8 and 10 June, ranging from $300 to $500 per teu.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, today\u2019s Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI), which records rates quoted for the forthcoming week, and as such can indicate the direction of the following week\u2019s WCI (as it did last week), recorded a 4% gain on the Shanghai-North Europe leg and just 1.5% on Shanghai-Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>There were even stronger gains on the transpacific, where the Shanghai-Los Angeles leg rose 31% week on week, to finish at $4,565 per 40ft, while the Shanghai-New York route was up 20%, to $5,505 per 40ft.<\/p>\n<p>Since Chinese New Year, prices on the trade had been maintained by strict carrier capacity management, but now there appears to be new demand drivers, according to Drewry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemand is being supported by shippers bringing forward bookings ahead of potential US tariff changes expected in July and additional cargo demand linked to the FIFA World Cup,\u201d the analyst said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRetailers are also replenishing inventories earlier than normal in preparation for major sales events, including Amazon Prime Day and TikTok\u2019s mid-year promotions in June and July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarriers successfully implemented PSSs on transpacific eastbound trade routes this month. With peak season now under way and seasonal demand strengthening, Drewry expects further upwards pressure on rates in the coming weeks,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>However, by far the most eye-watering PSS announced so far has been from CMA CGM, which is pushing for a $2,600 per 40ft hike from 1 July on the East Mediterranean-North America East Coast transatlantic trade.<\/p>\n<p>It has also announced a rate restoration initiative for 2 July, of $600 per 40ft, on North Europe-North America shipments.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s Rotterdam-New York rate on the WCI was $2,560 per 40ft, up 5% on the week before.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ID 26670969 \u00a9 VanderWolfImages | Dreamstime.com 05\/06\/2026 Peak season is now fully under way, after a week in which spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades all posted hefty increases. 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