Freightos

China-to-U.S. box rates are losing steam after last week’s rise.

Companies from all corners of the freight ecosystem are beginning to implement layoffs as an economic downturn starts to take hold.

As fewer ships arrive from China, there’s less capacity and equipment for U.S. and European container exports.

Ocean, intermodal and trucking data are flashing red. Don’t worry — DAT just made a bullish call on spot rates.

Cost to ship containers from China is down 6-8% but dearth of cargo may limit discounts.

No evidence yet of a rush to expedite exports ahead of feared price increase.

Coronavirus is not yet affecting rates, but it is influencing where U.S. importers look to source cargo.

Big one-day drop comes on heels of more restrictions for vessel calls, and concerns about slower demand.

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Pricing data implies pendulum is swinging even more toward East Coast ports at expense of West Coast.

Still too early to confirm coronavirus fallout in trans-Pacific freight pricing data.

High number of canceled sailings butts up against post-holiday restocking demand in the U.S.

A global container index offers a big-picture perspective on the worldwide supply/demand balance.

Despite all the mergers and all the alliances, ocean container rates are still lower than they were seven years ago.

Traditional U.S. import rush prior to Chinese holiday is subdued in 2020.

But an undercover survey finds that traditional forwarders face increased pressure from container lines and digital forwarders.

Index data appears to show that IMO 2020 fuel costs are being passed along to box shippers.

Carriers are “jacking up” spot rates to improve their negotiating hands with shippers as they agree pricing for IMO 2020 fuel bills and long-term Asia-Europe contracts.

The shift of production from China to southeast Asia is unlikely to stop the trans-Pacific container market from declining this year.