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Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Ocean trade-lane table (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India, US exports) with space indicators and per-lane rate and GRI notes for November
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    Freight Market Update: October 17, 2018

    LA/Long Beach prepares for a new PierPass flat fee as Transpacific spot rates stay high ahead of January's 25% tariffs and peak season, October 17, 2018.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with space icons and notes on rates, GRIs and booking advice across TPEB, TAWB, India, US export lanes
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    Freight Market Update: September 26, 2018

    Super Typhoon Trami nears Japan and blank sailings keep ocean space tight as carriers cancel departures in the freight market update for September 26, 2018.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: space status and notes by lane with October 1st GRI announced across TPEB and TAWB
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    Freight Market Update: September 19, 2018

    Carriers cancel blank sailings as ocean space tightens ahead of Golden Week, and Transpacific spot rates hit their highest peak-season levels in two years.

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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 with space and notes on September GRIs and booking lead times for Asia, India and Europe
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    Freight Market Update: September 5, 2018

    Transpacific space is full into late September with blank sailings ahead of Golden Week, plus equipment shortages and European port delays for September 5, 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 freight market table by trade lane with mostly red ship space icons, Sept 1 GRI announcements and recommendation to book 3-4 weeks before ETD
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    Freight Market Update: August 22, 2018

    Low ocean capacity rolled thousands of containers as importers rushed ahead of Trump tariffs and typhoons, while India's monsoon season threatened delays.

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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
    Logistics Update5 Minute Read

    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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