atgamesarcade| Shipping prices from China to the United States rose nearly 40% in a week, and freight rates of tens of thousands of dollars reappeared

Gelonghui May 14| Since MayatgamesarcadeShipping from China to North America has suddenly become "difficult to find a cabin" and freight rates have soared. A large number of small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises are facing difficulties and expensive shipping problems. On May 13, the Shanghai Export Container Settlement Freight Index (US-West Route) reached 2508 points, up 37% from May 6 and 38% from the end of Aprilatgamesarcade.5%。The index is released by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange and mainly presents sea freight prices from Shanghai to ports on the West Coast of the United States. Released on May 10atgamesarcadeThe Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) rose 18 percent from the end of Aprilatgamesarcade.82%, a record high since September 2022. Among them, the U.S. West route rose to US$4,393/40-foot container, and the U.S. East route rose to US$5,562/40-foot container, up 22% and 19.3% respectively from the end of April, and has risen to the level after the Suez Canal congestion in 2021.