Freight Market Update: August 17, 2021
Carriers restrict TPEB bookings on IPI corridors as a COVID outbreak shuts a Ningbo terminal, underscoring fragile transpacific capacity in August 2021.
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Freight Market Update: June 29, 2021
Transpacific markets climbed into peak season with port congestion, blank sailings, and rate hikes, as Convoy extended Flexport's full truckload network.
Freight Market Update: June 8, 2021
Schedule reliability collapses as COVID outbreaks disrupt Yantian and labor, while congested ports like Oakland and tight space choke the ocean market.
Freight Market Update: May 18, 2021
The Transpacific eastbound ocean market runs red hot as demand intensifies, while Flexport experts cover customs enforcement and the stressed ocean market.
Freight Market Update: May 4, 2021
A capacity crisis overwhelms ocean and ground as record US imports, equipment shortages, and Suez Canal blank sailings push May 2021 rates higher.
Freight Market Update: March 23, 2021
Transpacific rates hold steady amid tight space and equipment, with Southeast Asia and Taiwan remaining the most difficult origins, March 23, 2021.
Freight Market Update: March 16, 2021
Ocean and air freight rates with customs and COVID-19 news for March 16, 2021, as contract seasons shift and equipment shortages keep U.S. lanes tight.
Freight Market Update: March 9, 2021
Transpacific ocean rates ease as space and equipment open up from Greater China, with guidance on navigating RFP season versus the volatile spot market.