{"id":73041,"date":"2026-02-01T23:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/888537077"},"modified":"2026-02-01T23:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:21:14","slug":"xeneta-weekly-ocean-container-shipping-market-update-spot-rates-softening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/xeneta-weekly-ocean-container-shipping-market-update-spot-rates-softening\/","title":{"rendered":"Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update: Spot Rates Softening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" width=\"120\" height=\"100\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Xeneta_logo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\"> <\/p>\n<p>Latest Xeneta ocean container shipping data highlights are provided below quotes from Xeneta Chief Analyst Peter Sand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cBack in December, Xeneta data clearly indicated that carriers were going to ramp up offered capacity in January to capitalize on traditionally stronger demand at the start of the year. That is exactly what has happened on the main trades out of the Far East, but capacity is outweighing demand with the inevitable downward impact on freight rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 1 January, average spot rates on the trade from Far East to US West Coast spiked 30%. Since then, offered capacity has increased 6% with spot rates falling 18%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a similar story on other Far East fronthauls, with average spot rate declines since 1 January of -15% into US East Coast, -5% into North Europe and -11% into the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like the pre-Lunar New Year cargo rush is behind us, so the market is set to turn further in the favor of shippers rather than carriers with further softening freight rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20charts%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=874&height=540&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+charts+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1\" alt=\"Xeneta weekly rate update - charts - 29.01.26\" width=\"612\" height=\"378\"><\/p>\n<p>Data highlights<br \/>\u2022 Market average spot rates \u2013 29 January 2026<br \/>o Far East to US West Coast: USD 2 312 per FEU (40ft container)<br \/>o Far East to US East Coast: USD 3 238 per FEU<br \/>o Far East to North Europe: USD 2 673 per FEU<br \/>o Far East to Mediterranean: USD 4 278 per FEU<br \/>o North Europe to US East Coast: USD 1 533 per FEU<br \/>\u2022 Offered capacity (4-week rolling average) \u2013 w\/c 26 January 2026<br \/>o Far East to US West Coast: +3.0% from a week ago<br \/>o Far East to US East Coast: -2.4% from a week ago<br \/>o Far East to North Europe: +5.1% from a week ago<br \/>o Far East to Mediterranean: -0.5% from a week ago<br \/>o North Europe to US East Coast: +7.9% from a week ago<br \/><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.xeneta.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Xeneta%20weekly%20rate%20update%20-%20capacity%20-%2029.01.26.png?width=873&height=538&name=Xeneta+weekly+rate+update+-+capacity+-+29.01.26.png&ssl=1\" alt=\"Xeneta weekly rate update - capacity - 29.01.26\" width=\"657\" height=\"405\">Source: Xeneta<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Xeneta ocean container <span class=\"match\">shipping<\/span> data highlights are provided &#8230; the inevitable downward impact on <span class=\"match\">freight<\/span> rates. \u00e2\u0080\u009cOn 1 January, &#8230; the pre-Lunar New Year <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> rush is behind us, &#8230; than carriers with further softening <span class=\"match\">freight<\/span> rates.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Data highlights \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Market &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}