Freight Market Update: February 2, 2021
Carriers hold off on a February GRI as equipment and space remain the biggest challenges, with COVID outbreaks hitting LA and Long Beach ports.
Carriers hold off on a February GRI as equipment and space remain the biggest challenges, with COVID outbreaks hitting LA and Long Beach ports.
Pre-Lunar New Year space is largely assigned on Transpacific lanes while Asia-Europe rates stay elevated amid extended GRIs for late January 2021.
Booking demand keeps growing across all services as Transpacific rates hold steady and Asia-Europe rates surge in the freight market update for January 12, 2021.
Carriers implement strong January GRIs as Transpacific and Far East booking backlogs grow ahead of Chinese New Year, with premium services equally strained.
Transpacific rates rise on persistent equipment shortages and container imbalances in Asia, with carrier backlogs growing, per the December 8, 2020 update.
Transpacific rates edge up on equipment imbalances and growing carrier backlogs, with severe container shortages in Asia ahead of Chinese New Year demand.
Transpacific rates hold steady while equipment shortages hit Ningbo hardest, and Asia-to-Europe rates climb with new GRIs implemented for December.
Transpacific equipment shortages persist amid strong pre-holiday demand, with GRIs, peak season surcharges, and Felixstowe port congestion fees in effect.