Freight carriers serving US export routes to Asia raise 'depressed' rates

摘要

Fifteen carriers serving US export routes to Asia are moving to set a floor on what they call "depressed freight rates for low-margin, high-volume cargoes" that they say don't cover their costs. The shipping lines are all members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) Westbound section — a research and discussion forum of container shipping lines that carry cargo between ports and inland points in the US and Asia.