Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Freight Rate Trends panel with WoW arrows: Ocean TPEB/FEWB/TAWB steady, ISC down; Air TPEB/TAWB down, FEWB up
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    Freight Market Update: March 28, 2023

    Far East Westbound demand drops on inflation and inventory overages while Asia-Europe and Asia-North America air routes see soft demand and falling rates.

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  • Flexport newsletter header card for Caroline Dale, Customs Content Manager, with photo and bio about her trade-law career
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    Freight Market Update: March 21, 2023

    Easing port congestion drives declining Transatlantic and LATAM rates as Asia air capacity returns to pre-COVID levels and US rail ramps move smoothly.

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  • Vessels, wait time, rail dwell table (Week 10) by US, Canada, gulf ports; West Coast 8-day rail dwell
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    Freight Market Update: March 14, 2023

    Week of March 14, 2023: carriers try to recover transpacific eastbound rates amid low volumes, with April GRIs in play across a soft market.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table by port, Week 9, color-coded by week-over-week change for USWC, CAWC, USEC/Gulf
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    Freight Market Update: March 7, 2023

    Transpacific eastbound ocean rates soften amid low demand and easing congestion, as Flexport shares TPM 2023 insights and previews the 2023 ocean RFP season.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Week 8) table by port with color-coded trend values and weather/bunching call-outs
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    Freight Market Update: February 28, 2023

    Transpacific eastbound rates soften amid low demand as weekly blank sailings remove about 30% of capacity and delays and congestion ease.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell table (Week 7) by port across USWC, CAWC and USEC/Gulf with holiday-impact call-outs, color-coded
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    Freight Market Update: February 21, 2023

    Transpacific capacity stays open post-Lunar New Year as routine blank sailings continue, with Canada conditions mirroring the U.S. market.

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  • Port table "Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Week 6)": vessels, berth wait, rail dwell and call-outs by port with weather closures
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    Freight Market Update: February 14, 2023

    Transpacific eastbound capacity stays open after Lunar New Year as routine blank sailings continue and Vancouver dwell counts hold steady in February 2023.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table for Week 5 2023 by US, Canada and Gulf ports with yard utilization notes and change legend
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    Freight Market Update: February 7, 2023

    Transpacific capacity stays open after Lunar New Year with routine blank sailings to stabilize rates and stable Vancouver conditions, per the February 7, 2023 update.

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