Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane with ship status icons and notes on GRIs, space and booking advice across TPEB, TAWB, FEWB lanes
    Logistics Update5 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: August 8, 2018

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

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  • Air trade lane table ex-China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, India/SE Asia, Europe and US, rates and space high in peak season
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    Freight Market Update: August 1, 2018

    Peak season arrives early as US import volumes climb, while the White House weighs raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25%.

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  • Ocean rate table for July 25 2018 by trade lane (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB) with rates, space status and booking lead-time recommendations
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    Freight Market Update: July 25, 2018

    Transpacific services run three weeks out as blank sailings tighten capacity, and Cosco's US operations are hit by a cyberattack this week.

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  • Ocean trade-lane table by lane with red space icons and rate/space notes; November 1st GRI postponed to November 15th
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    Freight Market Update: July 11, 2018

    Transpacific carriers add emergency bunker surcharges as rising oil prices and Iran sanctions bite, while Typhoon Maria hits Taiwan and China.

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  • Ocean rate and space table by TPEB, TAWB and FEWB lanes; July 15 GRI implemented, July 31 GRI and very tight Asia space
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    Freight Market Update: July 18, 2018

    New IMO emission control rules may push rates higher through 2020, while trade tensions drive an 8.4% spike in U.S. seaborne imports at LA/Long Beach.

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    U.S. Trucking Market Update: Summer 2018

    A worsening U.S. driver shortage, full ELD mandate enforcement, and rising fuel prices are driving up trucking rates in summer 2018. Read the update.

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  • Ocean trade-lane table by lane (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India, US exports) showing space icons and rate/space notes with July 1st GRI
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    Freight Market Update: June 28, 2018

    U.S. West Coast port closures over Independence Day plus rising retail demand drive cargo volumes to U.S. seaports in the week of June 28, 2018.

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  • Ocean rate and space table by TPEB, TAWB, FEWB and US export lanes; July 1st GRI and bunker surcharge notes with ship icons
    Logistics Update4 Minute Read

    Freight Market Update: June 20, 2018

    The EU launches retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over steel and aluminum duties as Trump threatens European auto tariffs and shipping costs hit record highs.

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