Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell data table (Week 1) by port with weather and crane-work call-outs, color-coded vs last week
    Logistics Update8 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: January 10, 2023

    Transpacific rates begin to level as Lunar New Year nears, with the bulk of holiday blank sailings expected in weeks four and five, January 10, 2023.

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  • Week 50 port table: vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and call-outs across USWC, CAWC and USEC/Gulf ports
    Logistics Update12 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: December 20, 2022

    Flexport previews a redesigned Freight Market Updates newsletter, invites reader feedback, and shares its holiday publishing schedule returning January 10.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell table (Week 49) by port region with call-outs on OAK crane shortages and VAN 29-day berth wait
    Logistics Update13 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: December 13, 2022

    Carriers plan routine blank sailings into Q1 2023 to curb excess capacity as Transpacific rates to the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts continue to soften.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell table (Dec 2); OAK 13 vessels and 16-day dwell from labor and crane shortages, color-coded trends
    Logistics Update11 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: December 6, 2022

    Carriers plan routine blank sailings to manage excess capacity as Transpacific rates to the US East and Gulf Coasts continue to soften heading into Q1.

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  • Vessels, wait time, rail dwell table (Nov 18) by US, Canada, gulf ports; SAV 31 vessels, OAK 17-day rail dwell
    Logistics Update12 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 29, 2022

    Transpacific eastbound demand dropped well below pre-pandemic levels across nearly all US gateways as carrier reliability improved but vessel counts stayed volatile.

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  • Vessels, wait time, rail dwell table (Nov 18) by US, Canada, gulf ports; SAV 31 vessels, OAK 17-day rail dwell
    Logistics Update8 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 22, 2022

    Transpacific Eastbound demand keeps declining with rates nearing pre-pandemic levels, though port and rail congestion lingers at Houston and Los Angeles gateways.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table by port, Nov 11, color-coded by week-over-week change for USWC, CAWC, USEC/Gulf
    Logistics Update9 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 15, 2022

    Transpacific demand and rates keep falling toward pre-pandemic levels in November as port and rail congestion lingers at Houston and Los Angeles gateways.

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  • Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Nov 4) table by port with color-coded values; SAV 31 vessels, OAK 15-day berth wait
    Logistics Update9 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 8, 2022

    Flexport offers new customers $300 off a first air shipment as the update covers ocean and North America freight market trends for November 2022.

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