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  • Ocean rate table for July 25 2018 by trade lane (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB) with rates, space status and booking lead-time recommendations
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    Freight Market Update: July 25, 2018

    Transpacific services run three weeks out as blank sailings tighten capacity, and Cosco's US operations are hit by a cyberattack this week.

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  • Ocean trade-lane table by lane with red space icons and rate/space notes; November 1st GRI postponed to November 15th
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    Freight Market Update: July 11, 2018

    Transpacific carriers add emergency bunker surcharges as rising oil prices and Iran sanctions bite, while Typhoon Maria hits Taiwan and China.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with ship status icons and notes on GRIs, space and booking advice across TPEB, TAWB, India lanes
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    Market Update: May 30, 2018

    Shippers push back on new bunker surcharges from MSC, Maersk, and CMA CGM as Trans-Pacific spot rates post their first year-over-year gain of 2018.

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  • Ocean rates table by trade lane with color ship-icon space status; rates down slightly, June and July GRIs announced
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    Market Update: May 23, 2018

    Transpacific spot rates post their first year-over-year gain of 2018 as rising bunker fuel costs push carriers to raise Asia-Europe rates, May 23, 2018.

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  • Ocean trade lane table with ship icons showing rates, space and GRI notes for TPEB, TAWB, FEWB and India lanes
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    Market Update: May 9, 2018

    General Rate Increases hit Transpacific, Transatlantic, and Far East lanes in mid-May, while Boeing ramps 767 production to bet on air freight demand.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: rates and space by lane; May 1 GRI partially implemented, May 15 GRI announced
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    Market Update: May 2, 2018

    Carriers announce May and July GRIs across transpacific, transatlantic, and India lanes, plus a new direct India-to-USWC ocean service in June.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India, US Exports) with ship space icons, rate notes and May 1 GRI announcements
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    Market Update: April 25, 2018

    General Rate Increases hit Transpacific and Far East Westbound lanes for May as a new direct India-to-US West Coast ocean service launches in June.

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  • Ocean trade lane table with colored ship icons listing rates and space notes for TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India and US export lanes
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    Market Update: April 18, 2018

    Ocean GRI announcements hit Transpacific and Far East lanes while the IMO agrees to halve shipping carbon emissions by 2050, for April 18, 2018.

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