Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Port table "Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Week 40)": vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and yard capacity call-outs by port
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    Freight Market Update: October 11, 2023

    The European Commission will let the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation lapse in 2024, while Port of Montreal longshoremen and employers continue labor talks.

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    Freight Market Update: October 18, 2023

    Week of October 18, 2023: Far East-Europe ocean rates stay flat as carriers announce a November 1 GRI and add void sailings to prop up pricing.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table for Week 39 2023 by US, Canada and Gulf ports with specific call-outs and color-coded change legend
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    Freight Market Update: October 4, 2023

    Typhoon Koinu threatens southern Taiwan with air delays and vessel disruptions as it tracks across the Taiwan Strait through early October.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table (Week 38) for USWC, CAWC, USEC/Gulf ports with yard capacity call-outs
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    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.

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  • Freight Rate Trends panel with week-over-week arrows for ocean TPEB, FEWB, TAWB, ISC-US and air TPEB, FEWB, TAWB
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    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.

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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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