Transpacific spot rates fall further now that tariff upside is over
- SCFI Shanghai-US west coast rates sink to just $1,759 per feu; Shanghai-US east coast rates decline to $2,719 per feu
- SCFI transpacific indexes now at lowest levels since early December 2023, prior to rate surge caused by Red Sea crisis
- Upside from Asia-US frontloading due to tariffs is over for now; transpacific volumes through year-end expected to be muted
Spot rates in the transpacific continue to slide now that frontloading has run its course. The question for the months ahead: can carriers use capacity management to arrest the decline?
