
Freight Market Update: November 14, 2018
Ocean, trucking, and air freight trends for the week of November 14, 2018, as Hapag-Lloyd forecasts growth and UK ports stay severely congested.

Ocean, trucking, and air freight trends for the week of November 14, 2018, as Hapag-Lloyd forecasts growth and UK ports stay severely congested.

Holiday closures and low European water levels strain trucking and barge capacity, while congested UK ports cut productivity ahead of CNY cargo.

UK ports stay severely congested, tightening trucking capacity, while low European water levels strain barge transport ahead of Chinese New Year cargo.

Transatlantic westbound capacity tightens as UK port congestion cuts productivity, while LA-Long Beach launches a flat-fee PierPass 2.0 program November 19.

Congested UK ports and tight North Europe trucking strain transatlantic westbound capacity as new IMO sulfur emission rules loom, October 31, 2018.

New IMO Emission Control Area rules require vessels to cut sulfur emissions by 2020, with rates likely to climb as carriers adapt, per the October 24, 2018 update.

LA/Long Beach prepares for a new PierPass flat fee as Transpacific spot rates stay high ahead of January's 25% tariffs and peak season, October 17, 2018.

Hurricane Michael barrels through Georgia after a Category 4 Florida landfall, while Hapag-Lloyd introduces a fuel recovery mechanism ahead of IMO 2020.