AlwaysFree: Trans-Pacific All-Inclusive Freight Rates Steady Amid Supply Chain Woes

All-inclusive freight rates on the trans-Pacific trade lane were heard steady last week amid persistent supply chain woes. The all-inclusive premium rates for Southeast Asia to North America’s East Coast remained stable in the range of between $20,000 and $25,000 per FEU. The index of Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates on the trade lane were assessed at $11,000 per FEU on September 10, although a $17,500 per FEU FAK was heard from a Thailand-based freight forwarder. Meanwhile, the all-inclusive premium rates for the Southeast Asia-to-North America’s West Coast trade lane ranged between $17,000 and $20,000 per FEU, steady from the prior week.