Shanghai exchange plans freight futures trading amid market volatility

Hedging tool might be needed for some as container freight rates hit record highs recently

Shanghai is the world's largest container port as well as home to Shanghai International Energy Exchange and Shanghai Shipping Exchange. — Shanghai is the world's largest container port as well as home to Shanghai International Energy Exchange and Shanghai Shipping Exchange.Mark Chivers/Creative Commons 2.0

Max Tingyao Lin

London

Published 9 September 2021, 10:10Updated 9 September 2021, 13:18

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