Cost spike: Containers at a port in China. Shipping rates from China to Europe rose as much as 100% in July compared with the rates in May. — AFP
Beijing: With soaring sea freight costs impacting global trade this year, Chinese exporters have been rushing to ship Christmas-themed products to overseas buyers, leading to an earlier-than-usual send-off of holiday-related goods.
Exporters said that the growing shipping costs between China and Europe, as well as China and the United States, have forced Chinese manufacturers to adjust their timelines.
