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Maritime
Shipping chaos gives top importers ‘massive competitive edge’
As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.
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Maritime
Different container indexes, vastly different rates. Which is right?
Disparities between container index prices wider than ever after big course correction by Freightos.
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Container
Trans-Pacific contract rates slip from peak but still historic
U.S. importers will be paying a lot more for annual ocean contracts this year, but pricing inflation has eased.
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American Shipper
Could America’s historic import crunch get even worse?
California’s container-ship traffic jam is slightly less jammed but import pressure remains high. One analyst warns the worst may be yet to come.
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Container
Ocean carriers hold all the cards in contract talks with shippers
It’s not just small and midsized importers that face massive contract rate hikes. Even the biggest shippers will feel the pain.
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News
Problems continue at US ports — Midday Market Update
Maritime rates are still soaring as ports stay backlogged, but could a federal mask mandate help alleviate some of the issues?
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Container
Importers face massive hike in ocean contract costs
Container lines score huge negotiating advantage as spot-rate surge set to persist through annual contract season.
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Maritime
The mystery of the frozen trans-Pacific spot rates
Trans-Pacific spot index rates haven’t budged from the same peak band for the past 10 weeks. How is this possible in a competitive free market?
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Maritime
Trans-Pacific boom likely to last until March or longer (with video)
There will be no letup in booming container imports in 2020. The only question now is how long it lasts into 2021.
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Maritime
US import bonanza could extend into 2021 on ‘record’ restocking
‘Get ready for the biggest restocking cycle on record,’ says Jefferies.
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