Freight Market Update: November 23, 2021
Flexport experts preview the year ahead in supply chains and Canadian trade, sharing scenarios for building resilience against 2022 disruption.
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Freight Market Update: November 16, 2021
Transpacific demand stays strong through the end of 2021 as shippers rush pre-Chinese New Year cargo, with port congestion the focus of Flexport's live update.
Freight Market Update: November 9, 2021
A post-Golden Week lull leads into a pre-Chinese New Year rush as Transpacific demand ramps, keeping ocean rates elevated amid reduced capacity and congestion.
Freight Market Update: November 2, 2021
Week of November 2, 2021: record container ship backlogs off LA and Long Beach keep cutting transpacific capacity as ports weigh steep dwell fees.
Freight Market Update: October 26, 2021
Transpacific demand stays strong past 2021 peak as roughly 80 ships dwell at LA/Long Beach and carriers extend elevated rates into November.
Freight Market Update: October 19, 2021
Transpacific premium and extra loader markets soften on dipping demand as Flexport surveys exporters on China electricity rationing, for October 19, 2021.
Freight Market Update: October 12, 2021
Transpacific rate uncertainty grows as Golden Week and China power restrictions cut demand, while port congestion pushes carriers to smaller U.S. ports.
Freight Market Update: September 28, 2021
Transpacific congestion worsens with roughly 70 vessels waiting at LA/Long Beach and 150 at Shanghai and Ningbo as peak season demand persists.