Markets
Thursday, 7/2, 05:45 PM
Container Shipping Rates Jump Past $7,900 as Importers Beat Tariff Deadlines
- The cost to ship a container from Asia to the U.S.
- East Coast has climbed to $7,998, up 85% since mid-May, as retailers rush goods in ahead of tariff deadlines and an early peak season strains capacity.
- The driver this time isn't oil or the Middle East — it's a scramble to beat the clock.