Weekly highlights
- Asia-US West Coast costs (FBX01 Weekly) elevated 8%.
- Asia-US East Coast costs (FBX03 Weekly) elevated 8%.
- Asia-N. Europe costs (FBX11 Weekly) elevated 3%.
- Asia-Mediterranean costs (FBX13 Weekly) elevated 2%.
- China – N. America weekly costs decreased 9%.
- China – N. Europe weekly costs decreased 2%.
- N. Europe – N. America weekly costs stayed degree.
Evaluation
US-Iran negotiations towards a ultimate peace deal proceed, generally underneath hearth, as Iran escalates steps geared toward establishing itself as the only authority over the Strait of Hormuz transferring ahead.
Oil volumes out of the Gulf states are rebounding, although marine visitors was paused over the weekend following Iranian strikes on transiting vessels and websites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Iran has suggested all vessels to go by the northern Strait of Hormuz passage alongside the Iranian coast solely, and solely by way of coordination with Iranian authorities. The IMO in the meantime had introduced and began to implement vessel evacuations by way of the southern passage alongside the Omani coast, however has now paused this effort following the Iranian assault on a container vessel that was not transiting by the Iranian lane.
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Within the meantime, the principle driver for ocean container charges proper now could be surging peak season demand, not oil costs.
Although spot costs ticked up solely reasonably final week throughout the main trades, the early begin to this yr’s peak has despatched charges spiking on the principle east-west lanes since mid-Could, with carriers shifting capability from secondary lanes to service this demand, contributing to fee will increase on secondary trades too.
Transpacific costs elevated 8% to each lanes final week with charges at about $6,200/FEU to the West Coast – a 120% climb since mid-Could – and $8,000/FEU to the East Coast for an 85% enhance during the last six weeks. Asia – Europe costs climbed simply 2-3% final week however at $4,900/FEU, charges to N. Europe are up 70% since mid-Could and Mediterranean costs of $6,500/FEU are up 85% on this span.
Transpacific East Coast charges are actually $1k/FEU greater than final yr’s frontloading-driven summer season excessive, with West Coast costs simply above their 2025 peak. Charges to Europe and the Mediterranean are actually $1,300/FEU and $3,000/FEU above their 2025 peak season highs respectively. Worsening port congestion partly brought on by surging volumes at a number of the main hubs in South Asia, the Far East and Europe is inflicting delays, which is decreasing obtainable capability and now contributing to the upward strain on charges.
A number of components could also be spurring the early peak season rush, together with frontloading forward of July BAF hikes, producer value will increase, and – for US shippers – the approaching tariff deadline. If sufficient shippers are certainly pulling peak season volumes ahead, we might count on the early begin to imply an early peak season unwind as properly, presumably a while in July.
However delays at congested ports might imply that this quantity power will stretch on slightly longer than many shippers could have most well-liked. Carriers are set to introduce extra fee will increase to begin July, so the diploma of success carriers have with these value hikes ought to replicate the place the market is by way of this yr’s peak season peak.
In air cargo, Gulf service capability and volumes proceed their gradual restoration path began quickly after the beginning of the warfare, although different world carriers proceed to keep away from the Center East. These capability shifts and reductions – in addition to gas prices nonetheless elevated about 20% greater than earlier than the warfare – proceed to maintain the Freightos Air Index world benchmark fee 40% above pre-war and yr in the past ranges.
Even so, charges have come down and principally evened off from earlier warfare time highs on most lanes. China – Europe costs dipped 2% final week to $4.55/kg – in regards to the degree this lane has held since early June, and down from an early Could peak of $5.25/kg. China – US costs eased 9% final week to $6.60/kg, presumably reflecting some dip in volumes because the Prime Day rush ended.
