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  • Air freight rate and space table by lane with red plane icons; holiday-rush demand stabilizing and record-high Europe rates
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    Market Update: December 13, 2017

    Air rates stabilize out of Asia as the holiday push winds down, while record-high rates persist out of Europe amid supply-demand imbalance and winter weather.

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  • Ocean freight rate and space table by trade lane, downward-trending rates and canceled October GRIs around Golden Week
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    Market Update: September 28, 2017

    Carriers announce blank sailings after China's Golden Week, congestion eases at Prince Rupert, and air rates stay high as capacity tightens.

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  • Ocean trade lane table: rates steady, GRIs implemented or canceled, very full ex-all POLs, India lanes tight
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    Market Update: November 22, 2017

    E-commerce demand keeps air rates climbing out of Asia as space constraints persist through peak season, with record-high rates continuing out of Europe.

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  • Ocean trade lane table showing flat rates, tight space for Asia-US and India lanes, Sept 1 GRI canceled or partial
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    Market Update: September 7, 2017

    Peak season keeps Asia-US ocean space tight as rates soften, with Golden Week factory closures and Hurricane Irma threatening fresh delays.

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  • Ocean trade lane table: Asia-US rates up on Sept 15 GRI, Asia-Europe flat, India and Europe-US lanes steady
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    Market Update: September 14, 2017

    Peak season brought volatile, rising ocean rates and very tight Asia-US space, with advance booking urged ahead of China's October Golden Week closures.

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  • Ocean freight rate and space table by trade lane, steady rates with November GRI notes and post-Golden Week backlogs
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    Market Update: October 25, 2017

    Asia-US ocean rates trend down as carriers announce a November 1 GRI, while air freight stays high in peak season and rates climb ahead of Chinese New Year.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with steady/down rate arrows and ship icons, noting canceled Oct 15 GRI and Golden Week backlog tightness
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    Market Update: October 19, 2017

    Ocean peak season winds down after Golden Week while air rates climb toward a November super peak, driven partly by the China iPhone launch.

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  • Ocean rates table by trade lane with ship-icon space indicators; October 1 GRI canceled, space tight after Golden Week
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    Market Update: October 12, 2017

    Carriers announce blank sailings around Golden Week and air rates climb toward a November super peak, in the freight update for October 12, 2017.

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