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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting-for-berth tables with arrow trend icons; Savannah at 40 vessels, 20-day berth wait
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    Freight Market Update: July 12, 2022

    Week of July 12, 2022: transpacific eastbound rates keep falling and capacity stays open as a true peak season looks increasingly uncertain.

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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting-for-berth tables showing dwell days and berth waits, with ERS suspended note
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    Freight Market Update: July 5, 2022

    Floating Transpacific eastbound rates stay low versus fixed contracts as vessel capacity opens, while chassis shortages and ILWU-PMA labor talks pose risks.

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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting-for-berth tables; Vancouver, Savannah and other US/Canada port dwell and wait times
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    Freight Market Update: June 28, 2022

    East coast congestion and intermodal challenges persist as spot rates fall below long-term rates and ILWU-PMA labor talks loom on the West Coast.

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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting-for-berth data tables by port with directional arrows; Savannah 25 vessels, 12-day wait
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    Freight Market Update: June 21, 2022

    Transpacific eastbound rates fall further as space opens and reliability returns, with Shanghai recovering from lockdowns for late June 2022.

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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting tables; Savannah and Houston deteriorating with 27 and 15 vessels waiting
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    Freight Market Update: June 14, 2022

    Transpacific rates keep falling on soft demand as Shanghai shipping resumes post-lockdown and ILWU-PMA labor talks loom, per the June 14, 2022 update.

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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting-for-berth tables with colored trend arrows; LA/LB 30 vessels, Savannah 22, Vancouver 12-day berth wait
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    Freight Market Update: June 7, 2022

    Shanghai reopens after two months of COVID-19 lockdowns as manufacturing resumes, while Transpacific eastbound demand stays soft amid lingering uncertainty.

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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting-for-berth table with port dwell days and trend arrows for US and Canada ports
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    Freight Market Update: May 31, 2022

    Transpacific capacity remains up for grabs as China lockdowns ease and ILWU-PMA labor negotiations continue, with signs pointing to worsening congestion.

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  • Canada rail backlog and vessels-waiting-for-berth tables: LA/LB 32 vessels, Vancouver 14-day berth wait
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    Freight Market Update: May 24, 2022

    Transpacific space opens as demand softens amid Shanghai COVID impacts, while ILWU and PMA West Coast port labor negotiations continue under close watch.

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