Alphaliner: transpacific is the most profitable major container trade
An Alphaliner analysis shows carriers can earn up to $1.30 per nautical mile on spot shipments from China to the US west coast, making the transpacific the most lucrative major container trade.
Alphaliner's analysis of spot freight revenue per nautical mile points to a growing gap between the transpacific and other major container trades.
The analysis estimates that carriers can earn up to $1.30 per nautical mile on spot shipments from China to the US west coast. It says this makes the transpacific by far the most lucrative major container trade, while returns on China-Europe routes are significantly lower.
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