Flexport Logistics Updates

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    Freight Market Update: August 3, 2021

    Transpacific capacity stays constrained as peak season arrives, new carriers come online, and rail disruptions persist, in the update for August 3, 2021.

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    Freight Market Update: July 27, 2021

    Ocean and air freight rates with customs and COVID-19 news for July 27, 2021, as peak season opens in a constrained market with heavy port congestion.

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    Freight Market Update: July 20, 2021

    Pandemic dislocations push companies to explore Southeast Asia sourcing as ocean upheaval reshapes air freight strategies, July 20, 2021.

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    Freight Market Update: July 13, 2021

    Peak season demand strains Transpacific capacity as Flexport experts tackle the chassis crunch and a SKU-splitting strategy to keep cargo moving.

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    Freight Market Update: July 6, 2021

    Transpacific market strength continues into summer as port and rail yard congestion persists, with experts breaking down chassis capacity and equipment challenges.

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    Freight Market Update: June 29, 2021

    Transpacific markets climbed into peak season with port congestion, blank sailings, and rate hikes, as Convoy extended Flexport's full truckload network.

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    Freight Market Update: June 22, 2021

    Transpacific rates keep climbing as demand far outstrips capacity, while severe port and intermodal congestion slows transit and limits carrier routings.

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    Freight Market Update: June 15, 2021

    Ocean carriers post record earnings on record-high Transpacific rates that keep climbing, leaving shippers paying premiums amid tight supply relative to demand.

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