Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Week 50 port table: vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and call-outs across USWC, CAWC and USEC/Gulf ports
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    Freight Market Update: December 20, 2022

    Flexport previews a redesigned Freight Market Updates newsletter, invites reader feedback, and shares its holiday publishing schedule returning January 10.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell table (Week 49) by port region with call-outs on OAK crane shortages and VAN 29-day berth wait
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    Freight Market Update: December 13, 2022

    Carriers plan routine blank sailings into Q1 2023 to curb excess capacity as Transpacific rates to the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts continue to soften.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell table (Dec 2); OAK 13 vessels and 16-day dwell from labor and crane shortages, color-coded trends
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    Freight Market Update: December 6, 2022

    Carriers plan routine blank sailings to manage excess capacity as Transpacific rates to the US East and Gulf Coasts continue to soften heading into Q1.

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    Freight Market Update: November 29, 2022

    Transpacific eastbound demand dropped well below pre-pandemic levels across nearly all US gateways as carrier reliability improved but vessel counts stayed volatile.

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    Freight Market Update: November 22, 2022

    Transpacific Eastbound demand keeps declining with rates nearing pre-pandemic levels, though port and rail congestion lingers at Houston and Los Angeles gateways.

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    Freight Market Update: November 15, 2022

    Transpacific demand and rates keep falling toward pre-pandemic levels in November as port and rail congestion lingers at Houston and Los Angeles gateways.

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    Freight Market Update: November 8, 2022

    Flexport offers new customers $300 off a first air shipment as the update covers ocean and North America freight market trends for November 2022.

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    Freight Market Update: November 1, 2022

    Week of November 1, 2022: transpacific eastbound ocean rates near their floor on new PSS and GRI moves while US port and rail congestion lingers.

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