Asia-Europe freight continues to rise! Affected by Christmas shipping season? 

According to Linerlytica's latest report, released Dec. 12, freight rates in Asia and Europe are likely to continue to rise throughout December as shippers drive out goods before Christmas.

On December 8, the Shanghai Container Freight Index showed that Asia-Nordic freight rose 9% to $925/TEU, while Asia-Mediterranean freight rose 10% to $1,387/TEU, rising for the second consecutive week.

Meanwhile, the return voyage of the Asia-Europe route and the rerouting of the Panama Canal are mitigating the impact of this year's record 2.2 million TEUs of new ship deliveries. 

The Asia-US East Coast route edged down $5 to $2,441/FEU, while the Asia-US West Coast route rose just $23 to $1,669/FEU, although transit quotas through the Panama Canal have forced some Asia-US East Coast routes to divert to Suez or bypass the Cape of Good Hope.

Linerlytica said:"Alliance shipping lines are paying a heavy price due to the failure to get priority access and are being forced to divert services to avoid long delays on the canal. Although the draft limits the full container throughput of the Panama passage, the capacity on the east coast is still enough to meet market demand. 

亚洲-欧洲运费持续上涨！受圣诞出货季影响？

       据Linerlytica 12月12日发布的最新报告，由于托运人在圣诞节前赶着出货，亚欧运费可能会在整个12月持续上涨。

       12月8日，上海集装箱运价指数显示，亚洲一北欧运价上涨9%，至925美元/TEU，而亚洲一地中海运价上涨10%，至1387美元/TEU，连续两周上涨。

       与此同时，亚欧航线的回程航行和巴拿马运河的改道，正在减轻今年创纪录的220万标准箱新船交付量的影响。

       亚洲一美国东海岸航线小幅下跌5美元，至2441美元/FEU，而亚洲一美国西海岸航线仅上涨23美元，至1669美元/FEU，尽管通过巴拿马运河的过境配额已迫使一些亚洲一美国东海岸航线改道苏伊士或绕过好望角。

       Linerlytica表示：“由于未能获得优先通道，联盟航运公司正在付出沉重的代价，并被迫转移服务，以避免在运河上长时间延误。尽管草案限制了巴拿马通道的全集装箱吞吐量，但东海岸的运力仍足以满足市场需求。