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Transpacific container rates spiked again in the week ending 29 June, with Asia-US West Coast rates reaching $5,200-6,200 per FEU and East Coast rates hitting $6,300-7,500 per FEU, according to Hellenic Shipping News. Drewry's Shanghai-Los Angeles index rose 12% and Shanghai-New York climbed 6% as importers front-load ahead of potential tariffs and peak-season surcharges. Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz increased amid the US-Iran ceasefire, though an attack on the Ever Lovely on 25 June kept insurance markets on edge.