Subdued freight rates may affect the earnings of the Indian shipping industry and this prompted India Ratings and Research to maintain a negative outlook on the industry. The ratings agency, which is a part of the Fitch Group, feels that freight rates for dry bulk (coal and iron ore) may be hit by high
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Container lines plan hike in shipping rates
Media reports suggest that some of the container lines may raise freight rates in the Asia-Europe trade including ports in the Indian sub-continent. WeeklyInsight learns that some shipping firms also unveiled plans to hike rates from the Far East to North Europe from December. They include Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), South Korea’s leading flag Hanjin Shipping, China’s Cosco and Emirates Shipping of
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Rail freight rate hike
The Railways' decision for a more than 15 per cent across-the-board hike in freight rates hit hard on the industry at the time of high inflation.