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  • Ocean freight trade lane table with space and notes on October GRIs and booking lead times for Asia, India and Europe
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    Freight Market Update: October 3, 2018

    UK port congestion and tight North Europe trucking capacity push Transatlantic westbound services full two weeks out as carriers announce blank sailings.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with space icons and notes on rates, GRIs and booking advice across TPEB, TAWB, India, US export lanes
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    Freight Market Update: September 26, 2018

    Super Typhoon Trami nears Japan and blank sailings keep ocean space tight as carriers cancel departures in the freight market update for September 26, 2018.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: space status and notes by lane with October 1st GRI announced across TPEB and TAWB
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    Freight Market Update: September 19, 2018

    Carriers cancel blank sailings as ocean space tightens ahead of Golden Week, and Transpacific spot rates hit their highest peak-season levels in two years.

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  • Ocean rates table with trade lane, space and notes columns for Asia, Europe and India lanes, mostly steady ETD
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    Freight Market Update: September 12, 2018

    Shippers brace for Hurricane Florence port closures as China-to-U.S. ocean spot rates hit a two-year high during peak season, September 12, 2018.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table with space and notes on September GRIs and booking lead times for Asia, India and Europe
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    Freight Market Update: September 5, 2018

    Transpacific space is full into late September with blank sailings ahead of Golden Week, plus equipment shortages and European port delays for September 5, 2018.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: rates and space by lane; September 1st GRI expected, services booked into mid-September
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    Freight Market Update: August 29, 2018

    Ocean, trucking, and air freight update for August 29, 2018, as low capacity rolls overbooked containers amid tariff fears, typhoons, and IMO 2020.

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with mostly red ship space icons, Sept 1 GRI announcements and recommendation to book 3-4 weeks before ETD
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    Freight Market Update: August 22, 2018

    Low ocean capacity rolled thousands of containers as importers rushed ahead of Trump tariffs and typhoons, while India's monsoon season threatened delays.

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  • Ocean space and rates table by trade lane: TPEB full booked into September, GRIs announced for Sept 1
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    Freight Market Update: August 15, 2018

    Maersk warns of lower-than-planned earnings amid rising fuel prices, trade tensions, and soft rates, as Mexico's shipping industry turns to tech on cargo theft.

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