US East rates up 1.2% while everyone else dives—Spring Festival space war is on

US East rates up 1.2% while everyone else dives—Spring Festival space war is on  

Hit them with the bottom line

Fifteen days to Chinese New Year and the export rush just flickered to life—yet freight is in free-fall. Europe ‑2.5%, Med ‑7.7%, Gulf ‑14.5%, ANZ ‑10.1%. Only US East dares to add 1.2%.  
In other words: whoever actually holds a container slot right now owns the terminal.  

Turn the knife

Cheap doesn’t equal safe.  

- Europe’s carriers have flipped to “hoard & roll” mode—roll-over rates above 15%; your cargo could still be dancing at sea on New Year’s Eve.  

- Med remains stubbornly high on small heavy boxes; miss this wave and you’re looking at mid-February sailing.  

- The 14.5% Gulf plunge? It’s buyers on strike—demurrage clocks tick at double speed once the cargo lands.  

- South America West is officially “zero-upside” territory; when the slot pops, airfreight becomes the only band-aid.  
CNY logistics = Russian roulette: no secured slot, no party.  

Real story, real numbers  

Mr.Wang, a veteran in the LED industry from Longhua, Shenzhen, experienced two consecutive delivery delays in December, threatening to jeopardize his delivery schedule.

2 Jan, 11 p.m.—new agent, ten-minute quote, three live options: ZIM expedited to US East, EMC extra-loader to Europe, MSC priority to South America. Rate 6% lower than his original booking.  
 

15 Jan, containers on board, ETA five days before the holiday. His WhatsApp status: “Miss that sailing and I’d be eating dumplings with my containers.”  

How the hell did they do it  

Behind it is a well-established, low-key Shenzhen freight forwarding company---Sunny Woldwide (SZ) Logisitcs with a long history. 
- FAK contracts with COSCO, EMC, OOCL, ZIM and 16 others—space locked 30 days out, price locked harder.  

- WCA member (<1% in China) with 200+ own agencies overseas—no surprise fees at destination.  

- In-house trucking squad and customs house—pick-up anywhere in South China within three hours, certificates, fumigation, embassy docs under one roof.  

- War-room open through the holiday—ops, customer care, terminal desk on rotating shifts, sailing updates pushed hourly.  

Ten sailing days left, Delaying any further would mean there won’t be any ships available.  

Contact Hongmingda Corporation now to learn about [securing cabins] , and grab:  

① US East slot flat—space and container guaranteed, later hikes on us.  
② Early-bird coupon: extra 5% off Europe & Med, first 50 TEU only.  
③ Free DDU trucking coupon at destination—save up to 200 USD per B/L.  
 

Don’t let your boxes celebrate New Year without you—let the pros keep both your margin and your timeline intact.  
—Shenzhen Honmingda Logistics, “more shipper than the shipper”