Due to the unstable development trend of the epidemic, the freight rate in the first half of 2022 continued to rise, and the shipping company's position was limited, resulting in insufficient transportation capacity and difficulty in obtaining first class.
☆ With the continuous recurrence of the epidemic and the development of the international situation, the cargo volume in the second half of the year has obviously decreased, and the freight rate has also increased from the first half of the year, resulting in a chain reaction of excess transport capacity and continuous decline in sea freight.
Take Europe and the United States as an example: in the first half of the year, the sea freight of Europe (basic port) was about USD 7000, the sea freight of West America was about USD 8000, and the sea freight of East America was about USD 9000.
In the second half of the year, the sea freight of Europe (basic port) is about usd4500, that of Western America is about usd3600, and that of eastern America is about usd7000
Note: the above examples all take 20gp sea freight as an example
Based on the above judgment, until the end of 2022, the freight rate of the ocean freight market is in a downward trend.