https://transportational.com/tags/freight-rates/ Recent content in freight rates on Transportational.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/maersk-q2-2026-ebitda-guidance-more-than-doubles-and-free-cash-flow-still-guides-to-zero/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/maersk-q2-2026-ebitda-guidance-more-than-doubles-and-free-cash-flow-still-guides-to-zero/ The headline everyone will carry is the 7% move and the beat: underlying EBITDA of $3.0bn for the second quarter against a company-compiled consensus of $2.12bn, revenue up 20% year-on-year to $15.8bn, EBIT of $1.6bn versus $845m, group EBIT margin at 10.0%. The number that actually describes the year is buried in the guidance table. Maersk has now raised full-year underlying EBITDA three times — $4.5-7bn on 7 May, $8-10bn on 29 June, $10. https://transportational.com/strait-of-hormuz-closure-drives-asia-us-container-spot-rates-276-higher/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/strait-of-hormuz-closure-drives-asia-us-container-spot-rates-276-higher/ The clearest price signal in the Iran war is not coming from crude. It is coming from box rates on a trade lane that runs nowhere near the Persian Gulf. Spot rates from the Far East to the U.S. West Coast now sit 276% above where they were at the end of February, before the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. East Coast rates are up 232% over the same window. https://transportational.com/asia-europe-and-transpacific-freight-rates-surge-despite-capacity-recovery-from-iran-war-disruption/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/asia-europe-and-transpacific-freight-rates-surge-despite-capacity-recovery-from-iran-war-disruption/ Container capacity on the two biggest East-West trade lanes has largely recovered from the disruption caused by the Iran war, yet spot rates are still running well above pre-crisis norms. That combination — normalized sailings alongside stubbornly elevated pricing — is the clearest sign that this year’s rate strength has shifted from a pure supply shock to a demand-and-surcharge story. The Numbers Right Now On the transpacific, Shanghai to New York spot rates climbed 11% week-on-week to $7,902 per 40ft container, while Shanghai to Los Angeles rose 10% to $6,349.