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American Shipper
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American Shipper
Hapag-Lloyd Q3 profits surge on higher freight rates
CEO tells FreightWaves the U.S.-China trade war has transformed the trans-Pacific trade and customers are receptive to paying IMO 2020 bills.
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American Shipper
Lines firing blanks ahead of Asia-Europe contracting season
With spot container freight rates continuing to tumble, carriers are forecast to withdraw more capacity ahead of annual contract negotiations with shippers.
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Chart of the Week
Will retail season deliver?
There are reasons to expect a healthy pop in outbound Los Angeles spot rates.
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SONAR Market Update
Weekly Market Update: Seasonal peak arrives on schedule, but still disappoints
Freight volumes may have peaked for the season, but it certainly doesn't feel that way. There is still a lot of uncertainty for Q3 as…
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Chart of the Week
Container rate increases are expected on the Trans-Pacific Eastbound
FreightWaves’ SONAR chart of the week (June 16, 2019 – June 22, 2019) Chart of the Week: Drewry World Container Index – Shanghai to Los…
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Economics
Credit spreads suggest that Europe’s economy could be turning a corner
Investors are risk-on for Europe, putting money into Italian, Greek, and junk bonds, and equities.
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Maritime
Panama spread widens in last week for pre-tariff China – East Coast sailings
The Panama spread (FBX.PANA) widened last night when Freightos released new container rates for this week: rates from China to the American East Coast (FBX.CNAE)…
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Insights
Dallas freight volumes drop, West Coast surges
Los Angeles volumes spiked just before Labor Day, but it doesn’t appear to be an artificial surge related to the holiday. In the next week…
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: a resolution for Mexico-US auto trade?
Transpacific container rates post gains; United States and Mexico try to reach an agreement on the automotive trade; what Amazon did last week; Lloyd’s of…
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