Freight Market Update: July 24, 2019
The WTO reports trade-restrictive measures at record levels, while a study finds over 80% of fashion firms plan to shift sourcing away from China amid tariffs.
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Freight Market Update: March 20, 2019
Extreme rail congestion grips U.S. and Canada networks as post-Chinese New Year and tariff volumes overwhelm terminals and chassis, March 20, 2019.
Freight Market Update: January 9, 2019
Severe UK port congestion squeezes trucking capacity and inland costs, while China unveils a plan to build 150 logistics hubs by 2025.
Freight Market Update: November 21, 2018
Holiday closures and low European water levels strain trucking and barge capacity, while congested UK ports cut productivity ahead of CNY cargo.
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.
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.
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.
Freight Market Update: August 1, 2018
Peak season arrives early as US import volumes climb, while the White House weighs raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25%.