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  • Port table "Vessels, Wait Time, Rail Dwell (Oct 28)": vessels waiting, berth wait, rail dwell and call-outs by US/Canada port
    Logistics Update11 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: November 1, 2022

    Week of November 1, 2022: transpacific eastbound ocean rates near their floor on new PSS and GRI moves while US port and rail congestion lingers.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table for Oct 21 2022 by US, Canada and Gulf ports with color-coded week-over-week change legend
    Logistics Update12 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: October 25, 2022

    Transpacific eastbound rates keep falling amid low demand as carrier focus pivots from the US West Coast to the East and Gulf coasts, with rail dwell persisting.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table (Oct 14) for USWC, CAWC, USEC/Gulf ports with red/orange/green change coding
    Logistics Update13 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: October 18, 2022

    Flexport's editorial team previews a refreshed Freight Market Update, broadening coverage of global supply chain and trade as conditions normalize.

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  • Port congestion table of vessels waiting, berth wait and rail backlog with call-outs on congestion and chassis shortages
    Logistics Update11 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: October 11, 2022

    Transpacific eastbound demand stays flat after Golden Week as carriers blank sailings to remove capacity and US port congestion lingers in October 2022.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell table by US/Canada port; Oakland congestion, Savannah delays from Hurricane Ian, color-coded trends
    Logistics Update11 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: October 4, 2022

    Golden Week blank sailings mirror falling Transpacific demand as U.S. port conditions stabilize and Vancouver delays persist, per the October 4, 2022 update.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell data table by US and Canada port, color-coded vs last week; OAK 90% yard utilization
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    Freight Market Update: September 27, 2022

    Soft pre-Golden Week demand signals a missing peak season as Transpacific rates trend down despite blanked capacity, while port conditions stay stable.

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  • Port table of vessels waiting, berth wait and rail dwell by region; Savannah 37 vessels, Houston 24, with call-outs
    Logistics Update13 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: September 20, 2022

    Transpacific rates keep falling into Golden Week on weak demand as a U.S. railroad strike is averted and port congestion stays under control, for September 20, 2022.

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  • Vessels, wait time and rail dwell data table by port region with color-coded values; SAV 37 vessels waiting, HOU 28 with 14-day berth wait
    Logistics Update13 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: September 13, 2022

    Ocean and air freight rates with customs and COVID-19 news for September 13, 2022, as transpacific rates plummet to post-COVID lows on weakening demand.

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