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The Global Shipping Crisis Is Not Over | Sal Mercogliano
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg2I74fS8WI

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Container spot rates keep falling, but what will be the floor? - 19 Aug 2022
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/contai...l-be-floor
The question is how much more spot rates will continue to decline, and at what level they will settle? Current spot rates remain far above historical averages. Drewry’s WCI composite index may now be 40% lower than the peak of $10,377 per feu it hit in September 2021, but it remains 71% higher than the five-year average of $3,631 per feu.
China’s zero-Covid policy means continued uncertainty over full operation of its key export facilities. Full normalisation of the supply chain remains a long way off.

Liner shipping on course to smash last year’s record profits - 10 Aug 2022
https://splash247.com/liner-shipping-on-...d-profits/
“Demand normalisation and unwinding of congestion might take place slower than expected, which present upsides to container shipping profitability in 2H22. Going forward, we argue that after years of consolidation and formation of mega shipping alliances, the shipping lines have learnt the capacity discipline and while there might still be volatility in freight rates, the rock-bottom level of freight rates seen in the past decade might no longer persist in the future,” the report from HSBC predicted.