Trade
The $10,000 Shipping Container Looms in Latest Trade Strains
- Elevated spot rates are heading even higher into June
- With capacity stretched, firms are double-booking ship space
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Companies transporting goods from Asia face costs of as much $10,000 for an urgent full-size shipping container over the next month — about double current spot rates, according to prices circulating between carriers and importers.