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Shippers “should not panic” despite surge in Middle East ocean spot rates

freight_commodity_indices UTC: 2026-04-02 10:00:55

The increasing volatility in freight rates caused by the Iran war is not comparable in scale to the extreme freight rate inflation of the Covid period, analysis from Drewry Shipping Consultants shows. According to Drewry Container Freight Rate Insight data updated yesterday, s...

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