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Freightos: FBX transpacific rates up nearly 40% since just before the Iran war

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Freightos said FBX Asia to US West Coast rates were up nearly 40%, or $700, since just before the war, at more than $2,400 per 40ft, and Asia to North Europe up 20%, or $500, at $2,900. It put Asia to the Mediterranean at $3,800, up more than 7% from the end of February after peaking at $4,300 in mid-March. Freightos said only a few vessels a day were being allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.

When
7 April 2026
Where
Global container shipping, No single country
What
market
Attribution
Not attributed
In the record
Published 2026-10-28 16:30 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Freightos Market data · Unaffiliated origin: Freightos weekly freight update, 2026-04-07 (Freightos Baltic Index) · published 2026-04-07 00:00 UTC

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