https://transportational.com/tags/freight-rates/ Recent content in freight rates on Transportational.com Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/strait-of-hormuz-closure-drives-asia-us-container-spot-rates-276-higher/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/strait-of-hormuz-closure-drives-asia-us-container-spot-rates-276-higher/ The clearest price signal in the Iran war is not coming from crude. It is coming from box rates on a trade lane that runs nowhere near the Persian Gulf. Spot rates from the Far East to the U.S. West Coast now sit 276% above where they were at the end of February, before the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. East Coast rates are up 232% over the same window. https://transportational.com/asia-europe-and-transpacific-freight-rates-surge-despite-capacity-recovery-from-iran-war-disruption/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://transportational.com/asia-europe-and-transpacific-freight-rates-surge-despite-capacity-recovery-from-iran-war-disruption/ Container capacity on the two biggest East-West trade lanes has largely recovered from the disruption caused by the Iran war, yet spot rates are still running well above pre-crisis norms. That combination — normalized sailings alongside stubbornly elevated pricing — is the clearest sign that this year’s rate strength has shifted from a pure supply shock to a demand-and-surcharge story. The Numbers Right Now On the transpacific, Shanghai to New York spot rates climbed 11% week-on-week to $7,902 per 40ft container, while Shanghai to Los Angeles rose 10% to $6,349.