# ‘Ocean freight rates will come down eventually, we have seen this before’: DP World COO

> DP World COO Abdulla Al Hashimi said current global ocean freight rate increases are unlikely to last, citing past disruptions when rates eventually eased. DP World rerouted shipping lines through India to keep trade moving along the India-UAE corridor amid disruptions linked to the US-Iran war.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T00:27:36.176Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85277-ocean-freight-rates-will-come-down-eventually-we-have-seen-this-before-dp-world
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting and maritime bottlenecks are keeping shipping costs elevated, raising delivered costs for traded feed ingredients; an eventual easing would reduce that pressure. The comments point to a prospective decline, but do not establish when rates will turn lower.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- economictimes.indiatimes.com: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/ocean-freight-rates-will-come-down-eventually-we-have-seen-this-before-dp-world-coo/articleshow/135618837.cms

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