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  • Port table Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell Week 33 by US port; SAV 11 vessels, Charleston congestion, yard-capacity call-outs
    Logistics Update6 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: August 15, 2024

    Freight Market Update for August 15, 2024, as Canada railroad labor talks face an August 22 lockout deadline affecting nearly 10,000 Teamsters workers.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell table (Week 32) by port with yard-capacity call-outs and color-coded weekly trends
    Logistics Update7 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: August 8, 2024

    Nearly 10,000 Canadian rail workers may strike pending a labor board ruling, threatening imports and exports across CN and CPKC networks, August 8, 2024.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table by port, Week 31, with yard capacity call-outs and Charleston congestion note
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    Freight Market Update: August 1, 2024

    Transpacific volumes stay strong as Cape of Good Hope routings and Asia and North America port congestion drive blank sailings and softening rates.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table (Week 29) for USWC, CAWC, USEC/Gulf ports with yard capacity call-outs
    Logistics Update6 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: July 18, 2024

    Transpacific volumes stay strong as Cape of Good Hope reroutings and Asian and North American port congestion drive structural blank sailings and July GRIs.

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  • Week 27 port table: vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and yard capacity call-outs across US and Canada ports
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    Freight Market Update: July 3, 2024

    Transpacific Eastbound volumes stay strong but Cape of Good Hope routings and Asia and North America port congestion drive blank sailings and premium service demand.

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  • Port table Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell Week 26 by US port; SAV 10 vessels, yard capacity call-outs, color-coded WoW change
    Logistics Update6 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: June 27, 2024

    Transpacific volumes stay strong despite blank sailings from Cape of Good Hope routings and Asia and North America port congestion as June GRIs take effect.

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  • Port table "Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Week 23)": vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and yard capacity call-outs by port
    Logistics Update7 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: June 6, 2024

    Canada faces potential border-agent and rail labor disruptions as CBSA reaches a legal strike position and CN and CPKC rail negotiations head toward arbitration.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table (Week 21) by US port; Houston 12 vessels waiting, yard capacity and call-out notes
    Logistics Update6 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: May 23, 2024

    Transpacific eastbound ocean freight enters peak conditions as May US imports rise 6.8% YoY and carriers push fresh $1000 GRIs in late May 2024.

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