
Freight Market Update: July 3, 2019
The US slaps duties over 400% on Vietnam steel routed to dodge tariffs, while looming Brexit uncertainty pushes shippers to drop the British flag.

The US slaps duties over 400% on Vietnam steel routed to dodge tariffs, while looming Brexit uncertainty pushes shippers to drop the British flag.

Maersk launches its Spot no-roll guarantee product while Panama Canal draft limits tied to Gatun Lake levels restrict vessel weights this week.

The BCMEA announces a lockout across all British Columbia ports while the Hari Raya holiday threatens shipping delays across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

The Panama Canal tightens vessel draft limits on low water, cutting cargo capacity, plus ocean, air, trucking, and customs news for May 8, 2019.

Easter holiday closures threaten European and US port delays while Panama Canal draft restrictions limit vessel weights for mid-April 2019.

Port of Oakland retrofits all 13 cranes to hybrid power, while UK and German ports stay congested with haulage capacity shortages restricting cargo movement.

Extreme rail congestion grips U.S. and Canada networks as post-Chinese New Year and tariff volumes overwhelm terminals and chassis, March 20, 2019.

LA and NY trucking congestion lingers post Chinese New Year and UK ports stay jammed, as CMA CGM and MSC launch a Europe-Australia service.