container rates
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American Shipper
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American Shipper
What are ocean container rates?
For all containers moving in and out of the U.S., rates (both contract and spot rates) are required to be filed with the Federal Maritime…
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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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