
Market Update: December 20, 2017
Air freight rates held high with tight capacity as carriers idled freighters for year-end maintenance and Hong Kong added a fuel surcharge increase.

Air freight rates held high with tight capacity as carriers idled freighters for year-end maintenance and Hong Kong added a fuel surcharge increase.

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

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.

July 2017 ocean and air freight rates and capacity, as peak season tightens space and the Petya cyberattack disrupts Maersk and APM terminals.

Peak season volatility continues as ocean rates return to pre-peak levels; U.S. East Coast rates stay weak on added capacity while West Coast rates hold stronger.

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

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.

Ocean and air freight market update for November 1, 2017, as the November 1 GRI lifts rates, with more increases expected ahead of Chinese New Year.