
Market Update: September 28, 2017
Carriers announce blank sailings after China's Golden Week, congestion eases at Prince Rupert, and air rates stay high as capacity tightens.

Carriers announce blank sailings after China's Golden Week, congestion eases at Prince Rupert, and air rates stay high as capacity tightens.

Ocean and air freight rates for the week of August 30, 2017, plus Hurricane Harvey's impact on Port Houston, trucking, and rail across southeast Texas.

Peak season volatility continues as ocean rates return to pre-peak levels; U.S. East Coast rates stay weak on added capacity while West Coast rates hold stronger.

Ocean carrier alliances reshuffle this month with new service strings, terminals, and sailing dates, boosting capacity and calls to secondary U.S. East Coast ports.