According to the latest freight data released by the Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) on July 2, the SCFI composite index continued to rise to 3,09.14 points last week, an increase of 119 points or 3.2% from the previous period.
All major airlines' quotations rose across the board:
The freight rate of the East Coast of the United States soared by 310 US dollars to reach 9254 US dollars/FEU, an increase of 3.46%.
The freight rate of the West Coastline also rose sharply by US$228 to US$4,944/FEU, an increase of 4.8%.
The European line freight rate increased by 307 US dollars to 6786 US dollars/TEU, an increase of 4.7%.
The freight rate of the Mediterranean route continued to rise to 6655 USD/TEU, an increase of 2.1%.
The above are all new high levels in history!
Statistics show that since the second quarter, the SCFI freight index has shown a continuous upward trend in 12 weeks in 13 weeks. The current freight rate has increased significantly compared with the beginning of the year, especially for the eastern US route. The current freight rate is 9254 US dollars/FEU. The level is almost twice that of about US$4,700/FEU at the beginning of the year.
However, the SCFI index only records the basic freight rate trend. Looking at July and August, the major shipping companies will start a new round of surcharge increases. If the relevant additional costs are included, the current Far East to the US East route The price can reach 15,000-18,000 US dollars/FEU, the western US line has also exceeded 10,000 US dollars/FEU, and the European line freight rate is about 15,000-20,000 US dollars/FEU!
At present, freight rates from Shanghai to Europe and the United States have increased by as much as 10 times compared with the same period last year. In this way, it is difficult to find one cabin.