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Freightos: Ex-China Spot Rates Plateau but Carrier Surcharges Pile On

Source: Freightos · 2026-05-19
Summary

The Freightos Baltic Index was flat week-on-week, but the platform flagged a growing stack of carrier surcharges - PSS, congestion and equipment fees - that lift effective shipper cost even where base rates pause. FBX01 held at $3,440 and FBX03 at $2,930. Freightos said the dynamic underscores why landed cost planning should track all-in rates, not headline spot.

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