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Average container freight rates worldwide by trade route 2020-2021
Container freight rates increased significantly between December 2020 and December 2021. While shipping a 40' container cost on average 2,652 U.S. dollars in December 2020, the global price skyrocketed to 9,425 U.S. dollars in December 2021.