Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with ship icons and notes on January GRIs, Chinese New Year peak and space across TPEB, TAWB, FEWB lanes
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    Freight Market Update: January 2, 2019

    UK ports stay severely congested, tightening trucking capacity, while THE Alliance revamps its Asia-Europe service network for after Chinese New Year 2019.

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  • Ocean rates table by trade lane with ship-icon space status; Dec 15 GRI canceled, January 1 GRI announced
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    Freight Market Update: December 19, 2018

    UK ports stay heavily congested, tightening trucking capacity, while Hapag-Lloyd returns service to Felixstowe in the freight market update for December 19, 2018.

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  • Ocean rate table for December 12 2018 by trade lane with rates, space status and December GRI updates across TPEB, TAWB and FEWB
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    Freight Market Update: December 12, 2018

    UK ports remain extremely congested, tightening trucking capacity, while the revived AE2/Swan Asia-North Europe loop holds carrier rate hikes in check.

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  • Ocean trade lane table with ship icons; rates down slightly, Dec 1 GRI postponed to Dec 15 for TPEB, TAWB and US export lanes
    Logistics Update5 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: December 5, 2018

    UK ports stay heavily congested, tightening trucking capacity, as Ocean Network Express launches a recovery strategy to restructure its business.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: rates and space by lane; Nov 14 GRI postponed to Dec 1, bunker increase expected
    Logistics Update5 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 14, 2018

    Ocean, trucking, and air freight trends for the week of November 14, 2018, as Hapag-Lloyd forecasts growth and UK ports stay severely congested.

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  • Ocean rates table by trade lane with ship-icon space status and GRI notes for Asia, Europe, India and US export lanes
    Logistics Update4 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 21, 2018

    Holiday closures and low European water levels strain trucking and barge capacity, while congested UK ports cut productivity ahead of CNY cargo.

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  • Ocean space and rates table by trade lane: TPEB rates down slightly, space full, Dec 1 GRIs announced
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    Freight Market Update: November 28, 2018

    UK ports stay severely congested, tightening trucking capacity, while low European water levels strain barge transport ahead of Chinese New Year cargo.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with red and yellow ship icons, full/rolling space and notes on postponed November GRI
    Logistics Update5 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 7, 2018

    Transatlantic westbound capacity tightens as UK port congestion cuts productivity, while LA-Long Beach launches a flat-fee PierPass 2.0 program November 19.

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