Price increase!Shipping companies release more shipping fee adjustment notices in April!These routes
- Author:Shipping Information
- Source:Shipping Information
- Release Date:2025-04-02
Since March, major shipbuilding departments have successively raised freight rates, sending market signals through price increases, trying to stabilize freight rates during the traditional off-season.Freight rates that have fallen all the way this year stopped falling and rebounded this week, with SCFI ending its ten consecutive weeks of decline.According to the latest data released by the Shanghai Aviation Exchange on March 29, the transportation market stopped falling and stabilized, and freight rates on most routes rebounded.The Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) rebounded 5.0% to 1,356.88 points last week.
Among the four major ocean routes in Europe and the United States, except for the Mediterranean routes that continued to fall, the other three ocean routes stopped falling and rebounded.The Mediterranean route continued to fall 5.4%, while the European route rose slightly by 0.9%.The US line freight rates rose sharply, with the US and the West and the US rising 16.3% and 11.4% respectively compared with the previous period.Recently, some shipping companies have begun to announce freight adjustment plans for April 15, 2025.On March 27, Hapag-Lloyd issued another announcement to collect GRI from Asia to Latin America.Comprehensive rate uplift (GRI) from Asia to the West Coast of South America, South America East Coast, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Sea is coming.
This GRI will be suitable for cargoes transported by 20' and 40' dry containers, including high boxes and 40' non-operating refrigerators.This GRI will apply to all destinations in this announcement starting April 15, 2025 (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will apply to April 28, 2025).Please remember that this GRI is valid until further notice.The details of this addition are as follows:
20' Dry Goods Container: $500 40' Dry Goods Container: $1000 40' High Box: $1000 40' Freezer: $1000
Hapag-Lloyd issued an announcement that all flights from near-sea (China, Hong Kong, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam) to Cambodia will be imposed, all flights starting on May 1, 2025 until further notice.
20' Dry Goods Container: $120 40' Dry Goods Container: $240 40' High Box: $240 20' Refrigerated Container: $120 40' Refrigerated Container: $240
Hapag-Lloyd issued an announcement that all goods from Asia and Oceania to the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania will be charged a peak season surcharge (PSS).This PSS applies to all flights starting April 7, 2025 until further notice.20' container/$200, 40' container/$400.
Hapag-Lloyd issued an announcement that the overweight surcharge (HLC) from China to near-sea shipping will take effect soon.This HLC is applicable to all flights starting April 7, 2025 until further notice.The details are as follows: For more details, please contact the corresponding shipping company.It is expected that other airlines may issue notices on subsequent freight rate adjustments in the future.As some airlines announce plans to boost freight rates in April and mid-April, spot market quotations are expected to show a moderate upward trend.If the Shipping Bureau can increase the suspension of airline flights before the May Day holiday, it may provide further support for freight rates.The specific expectations of the increase will be fulfilled.Here is a reminder that if you have freight forwarders involved in related route business, please keep abreast of the latest changes.Forwarding Zhou Zhi~
Among the four major ocean routes in Europe and the United States, except for the Mediterranean routes that continued to fall, the other three ocean routes stopped falling and rebounded.The Mediterranean route continued to fall 5.4%, while the European route rose slightly by 0.9%.The US line freight rates rose sharply, with the US and the West and the US rising 16.3% and 11.4% respectively compared with the previous period.Recently, some shipping companies have begun to announce freight adjustment plans for April 15, 2025.On March 27, Hapag-Lloyd issued another announcement to collect GRI from Asia to Latin America.Comprehensive rate uplift (GRI) from Asia to the West Coast of South America, South America East Coast, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Sea is coming.
This GRI will be suitable for cargoes transported by 20' and 40' dry containers, including high boxes and 40' non-operating refrigerators.This GRI will apply to all destinations in this announcement starting April 15, 2025 (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will apply to April 28, 2025).Please remember that this GRI is valid until further notice.The details of this addition are as follows:
20' Dry Goods Container: $500 40' Dry Goods Container: $1000 40' High Box: $1000 40' Freezer: $1000
Hapag-Lloyd issued an announcement that all flights from near-sea (China, Hong Kong, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam) to Cambodia will be imposed, all flights starting on May 1, 2025 until further notice.
20' Dry Goods Container: $120 40' Dry Goods Container: $240 40' High Box: $240 20' Refrigerated Container: $120 40' Refrigerated Container: $240
Hapag-Lloyd issued an announcement that all goods from Asia and Oceania to the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania will be charged a peak season surcharge (PSS).This PSS applies to all flights starting April 7, 2025 until further notice.20' container/$200, 40' container/$400.
Hapag-Lloyd issued an announcement that the overweight surcharge (HLC) from China to near-sea shipping will take effect soon.This HLC is applicable to all flights starting April 7, 2025 until further notice.The details are as follows: For more details, please contact the corresponding shipping company.It is expected that other airlines may issue notices on subsequent freight rate adjustments in the future.As some airlines announce plans to boost freight rates in April and mid-April, spot market quotations are expected to show a moderate upward trend.If the Shipping Bureau can increase the suspension of airline flights before the May Day holiday, it may provide further support for freight rates.The specific expectations of the increase will be fulfilled.Here is a reminder that if you have freight forwarders involved in related route business, please keep abreast of the latest changes.Forwarding Zhou Zhi~