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  • Ocean freight market table by trade lane (TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India, US Exports) with ship space icons, rate notes and May 1 GRI announcements
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    Market Update: April 25, 2018

    General Rate Increases hit Transpacific and Far East Westbound lanes for May as a new direct India-to-US West Coast ocean service launches in June.

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  • Ocean trade lane table with colored ship icons listing rates and space notes for TPEB, TAWB, FEWB, India and US export lanes
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    Market Update: April 18, 2018

    Ocean GRI announcements hit Transpacific and Far East lanes while the IMO agrees to halve shipping carbon emissions by 2050, for April 18, 2018.

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  • Ocean freight space and rates table by trade lane: TPEB, TAWB, Asia-Europe, India, US Exports with April GRI notes
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    Market Update: April 11, 2018

    Ocean, air, and trucking freight trends for the week of April 11, 2018, including an April 15 TPEB GRI and the launch of carrier ONE.

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  • Ocean freight trade lane table: Asia and India lanes rising on April 1 GRI, Asia-Europe down, Europe-US steady
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    Market Update: April 4, 2018

    Carriers expected the April 1 GRI to hold as Transatlantic westbound space stayed full and Ocean Network Express launched its combined Japanese fleet.

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  • Ocean trade-lane table: Asia/India rates down with April 1 GRI; Europe to US rates steady, space very tight on weather and UK port closures
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    Market Update: March 28, 2018

    Planned US steel and aluminum tariffs could boost Asia-Oceania trade demand, while an April 1 GRI takes effect across Asia-to-US and Asia-to-Europe lanes.

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  • Ocean rate table with down arrows and ship icons; rates decreasing on Asia and India lanes, Europe-US space very tight
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    Market Update: March 21, 2018

    Carriers canceled the March 18 GRI as Asia and India export rates fell, US export rates held steady, and Ocean Network Express prepared its April 1 launch.

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  • Ocean rate table for March 14 2018 showing rates down with open space on Asia lanes and steady, tight space on Europe-US lanes
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    Market Update: March 14, 2018

    Ocean rates dip as an April GRI looms and ONE launches April 1, while the China air market heats up heading into spring shipping season.

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  • Ocean freight rate and space table by trade lane, rates down with open space for Asia lanes, tight space Europe to US
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    Market Update: March 7, 2018

    Ocean rates fall this week as the March 1 GRI is canceled, while ONE prepares its April 1 launch integrating three major Japanese carriers.

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