Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Ocean rates table with trade lane, space and notes columns for Asia, Europe and India lanes, mostly steady ETD
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    Freight Market Update: September 12, 2018

    Shippers brace for Hurricane Florence port closures as China-to-U.S. ocean spot rates hit a two-year high during peak season, September 12, 2018.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: rates and space by lane; September 1st GRI expected, services booked into mid-September
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    Freight Market Update: August 29, 2018

    Ocean, trucking, and air freight update for August 29, 2018, as low capacity rolls overbooked containers amid tariff fears, typhoons, and IMO 2020.

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  • Ocean space and rates table by trade lane: TPEB full booked into September, GRIs announced for Sept 1
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    Freight Market Update: August 15, 2018

    Maersk warns of lower-than-planned earnings amid rising fuel prices, trade tensions, and soft rates, as Mexico's shipping industry turns to tech on cargo theft.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with ship status icons and notes on GRIs, space and booking advice across TPEB, TAWB, FEWB lanes
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    Freight Market Update: August 8, 2018

    Maersk warns of lower-than-planned earnings amid rising fuel prices and trade tensions, while Mexico's shipping industry turns to tech to curb cargo theft.

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  • Air trade lane table ex-China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, India/SE Asia, Europe and US, rates and space high in peak season
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    Freight Market Update: August 1, 2018

    Peak season arrives early as US import volumes climb, while the White House weighs raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25%.

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  • Ocean rate and space table by TPEB, TAWB and FEWB lanes; July 15 GRI implemented, July 31 GRI and very tight Asia space
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    Freight Market Update: July 18, 2018

    New IMO emission control rules may push rates higher through 2020, while trade tensions drive an 8.4% spike in U.S. seaborne imports at LA/Long Beach.

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    U.S. Trucking Market Update: Summer 2018

    A worsening U.S. driver shortage, full ELD mandate enforcement, and rising fuel prices are driving up trucking rates in summer 2018. Read the update.

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  • Ocean trade-lane table by lane (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India, US exports) showing space icons and rate/space notes with July 1st GRI
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    Freight Market Update: June 28, 2018

    U.S. West Coast port closures over Independence Day plus rising retail demand drive cargo volumes to U.S. seaports in the week of June 28, 2018.

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