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Divide between Asia-US and Asia-Europe rates at historic levels

The Loadstar Trade press Published 5th October 2026 UK

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The price gap between container spot rates from Asia to North America and those to Europe has reached historic levels, with Sea-Intelligence warning that the current arbitrage could persist for several months. According to the latest analysis from the consultancy, Asia-US spot rates continue to rise, while Asia-Europe prices decline, creating an unprecedented premium for US importers. Using Drewry WCI weekly spot rate data from May 2012 to October 2026, Sea-Intelligence looked ... The post <a href="https://theloadstar.com/divide-between-asia-us-and-asia-europe-rates-at-historic-levels/">Divide between Asia-US and Asia-Europe rates at historic levels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theloadstar.com">The Loadstar</a>.

Publication: The Loadstar · Trade Publication
Published: 5th October 2026
Original report: theloadstar.com

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Category: Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography: UK
Organisations: None identified
Collected: 5th October 2026 · 13:31

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 1 · Low

Confidence 1 · Very Low

Initial Significance Low (15.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Impact-Scale Specificity (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Very Low (15.5/100, data sufficiency: Insufficient). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Specificity (0.0/20 points).

Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact
Limiting factor: Impact-Scale Specificity

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

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.