Ocean carriers in the last two months succeeded in maintaining some gains in the transpacific and Asia-Europe routes, thereby controlling the decline in spot rates on the transatlantic route. In order to sustain the recent rate increases, carriers will now implement strategic capacity management tactics that have proven instrumental in sustaining the recent GRI achievements along the transpacific route. Increments of 3.5% and 9% in spot rates on the US West Coast and East Coast respectively are evidence of that. (....)