The Xeneta 2025 Tender Analysis Report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the ocean freight shipping market along with forecasts and expert insight for the year ahead.
Increasing numbers of shippers are finalizing freight rates for 2025 contracts, just at a time when spot markets are softening, there remains much uncertainty around a potential return to the Red Sea and Trump’s trade wars are escalating.
The outcome of these contract negotiations vary trade-by-trade and shipper-by-shipper, but there are some key overall trends to note: