Home/Media/FreightWaves TV/FreightWaves NOW/FreightWaves NOW: China-U.S. ocean container rates up, 2017 spot market returns FreightWaves NOW FreightWaves NOW: China-U.S. ocean container rates up, 2017 spot market returns Harrison White · Monday, July 01, 2019 Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Spot rates have fallen back to 2017 levels, but costs are still on the rise for carriers. Plus, ocean container rates increased on July 1st from China to the U.S.