Freight Market Update: March 14, 2024
Flexport shares top takeaways from TPM '24 in Long Beach, where Red Sea risks, Panama Canal restrictions, and ILA contract talks fueled supply chain uncertainty.
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Freight Market Update: February 7, 2024
Global air cargo capacity rises 10% over 2019 as Red Sea crisis and Lunar New Year lift transpacific and Asia-Europe air yields into late January.
Freight Market Update: December 13, 2023
Global air cargo tonnages rebound after Thanksgiving as experts preview Panama Canal, Transpacific, and Middle East trade lane updates, December 13, 2023.
Freight Market Update: November 22, 2023
December Transpacific rates are expected to rise after heavy November blank sailings, while the Far East Westbound market stays flat with slight rate declines.
Freight Market Update: November 15, 2023
Carriers pushed December TPWB rate increases as 2M reshuffled US services and weak Asia-Europe demand led some lines to consider suspending winter loops.
Freight Market Update: October 25, 2023
The Panama Canal cuts daily transits to 31, risking 2-3 day delays, while record-low Amazon River levels in Brazil disrupt LATAM ocean routings.
Freight Market Update: September 27, 2023
Golden Week blank sailings reshape Transpacific and Asia-Europe capacity as Panama Canal weight limits hold steady for late September 2023.
Freight Market Update: April 4, 2023
Transpacific capacity stayed oversupplied as carriers added blank sailings, Transatlantic rates fell on weak demand, and imports shifted to the US East Coast.