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Rates hold steady as carriers blank voyages to mitigate softer demand

The Loadstar Trade press Published 11th September 2026 UK

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What the source reported

Source-reported

<p>Container spot freight rates on the main east-west trades continued in much the same vein as they have since the beginning of August – slight declines on Asia-Europe trades offset by slight increases on the transpacific.<br /> This week’s World Container Index (WCI) by Drewry showed rates remaining elevated on the transpacific, with its Shanghai-Los Angeles leg up 2% week on week, to $7,352 per 40ft, while the Shanghai-New York route climbed ...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theloadstar.com/rates-hold-steady-as-carriers-blank-voyages-to-mitigate-softer-demand/">Rates hold steady as carriers blank voyages to mitigate softer demand</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theloadstar.com">The Loadstar</a>.</p>

Publication
The Loadstar · Trade Publication
Published
11th September 2026
Original report
theloadstar.com

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What ProcIntel recorded

ProcIntel-derived
Category
Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography
UK
Organisations
None identified
Collected
11th September 2026 · 14:12

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (22.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (12.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).

Strongest contributor
Procurement Impact
Limiting factor
Geographic Breadth