"All airlines make money if SCFI is higher than 2,000 points"! The profit of the three container heroes will not rise. The upside depends on the situation in the Middle East.
Are freight rates bottoming out? SCFI has fallen by nearly 16% in the past two weeks and the hardest-hit European line has fallen by another 17%. Experts: It is unlikely to recover before the end of the year.
The U.S. East Terminal may be shut down starting from 10/1! Daily losses are estimated to be nearly 5 billion U.S. dollars. Cargo is diverted! The U.S.-West route is congested. Maersk will charge surcharges starting from 10/21 and Wan Hai will hit the daily limit.
The breakthrough came after port employers offered a 62% increase in wages over six years, the WSJ reported citing people familiar with the matter. The new offer, up from an earlier proposed raise of 50%, came after the White House privately and publicly pressed the large shipping lines and cargo terminal operators who employ the longshore workers to make a new offer to the union.
The revenue of the three major container companies in September fell by about 20% month-on-month, but the annual growth averaged more than 70%. They are optimistic about the demand for new and old years to support Q4 cargo volume. Stock investor Warren Buffett also likes global shipping stocks.
Work reduction is working! SCFI has restrained its 8 consecutive black declines. Only the freight rate in the East US dropped by 10% and the peak season surcharge increased... The total profit of container 3 heroes in Q3 challenges 100 billion