U.S. Home Shopping Boom Buoys Shipping Lines Half a World Away
- Transpacific shipping rates have almost tripled from March
- Outlook is promising with Christmas holidays on horizon
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An online home shopping boom in the U.S. has sent transpacific sea freight rates to the highest on record, helping the container shipping industry in Asia.