Freight Market Update: July 26, 2022
Spot rates keep falling as blank sailings rise, schedule reliability stays low, and chassis shortages ground-stack containers at Chicago rail in July 2022.
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Freight Market Update: July 19, 2022
Transpacific floating rates keep falling despite rising bunker fuel costs as importers chase short-term spot savings over fixed-rate contracts.
Freight Market Update: July 12, 2022
Week of July 12, 2022: transpacific eastbound rates keep falling and capacity stays open as a true peak season looks increasingly uncertain.
Freight Market Update: July 5, 2022
Floating Transpacific eastbound rates stay low versus fixed contracts as vessel capacity opens, while chassis shortages and ILWU-PMA labor talks pose risks.
Freight Market Update: June 28, 2022
East coast congestion and intermodal challenges persist as spot rates fall below long-term rates and ILWU-PMA labor talks loom on the West Coast.
Freight Market Update: June 21, 2022
Transpacific eastbound rates fall further as space opens and reliability returns, with Shanghai recovering from lockdowns for late June 2022.
Freight Market Update: June 14, 2022
Transpacific rates keep falling on soft demand as Shanghai shipping resumes post-lockdown and ILWU-PMA labor talks loom, per the June 14, 2022 update.
Freight Market Update: June 7, 2022
Shanghai reopens after two months of COVID-19 lockdowns as manufacturing resumes, while Transpacific eastbound demand stays soft amid lingering uncertainty.