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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: rates and space by lane; Nov 14 GRI postponed to Dec 1, bunker increase expected
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    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.

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  • Ocean rates table by trade lane with ship-icon space status and GRI notes for Asia, Europe, India and US export lanes
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    Freight Market Update: November 21, 2018

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

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  • Ocean space and rates table by trade lane: TPEB rates down slightly, space full, Dec 1 GRIs announced
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    Freight Market Update: November 28, 2018

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

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with red and yellow ship icons, full/rolling space and notes on postponed November GRI
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    Freight Market Update: November 7, 2018

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

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  • Ocean trade-lane table by lane with red and yellow space icons; November 1st GRI postponed, Golden Week blank-sailing pressure
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    Freight Market Update: October 31, 2018

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

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  • Ocean freight market table for TAWB, India and US Export lanes with red and yellow ship icons, full/rolling space and November GRI notes
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    Freight Market Update: October 24, 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.

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  • Ocean trade-lane table (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India, US exports) with space indicators and per-lane rate and GRI notes for November
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    Freight Market Update: October 17, 2018

    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.

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  • Ocean freight space and rates table by trade lane: TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India, US Exports with October GRI and blank-sailing notes
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    Freight Market Update: October 10, 2018

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

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