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Despite a decline in demand for ocean cargo service at the start of COVID-19 last year, spot container freight rates soon began to increase, driven by carriers' supply discipline, say shipping analysts for Fitch Ratings."Global shipping companies' financial performance has been improving as a result," says Emma Griffith, a senior director at Fitch. "We expect healthy freight rates to continue in the short term, although potential pressures from trade protectionism and resulting localization of supply chains, weak economic recovery, and slipping supply discipline may affect rates in the longer term." |