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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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American Shipper
High stakes for container lines as 2020 contracts are finalized
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…
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Port Report Podcast
Xeneta, Tariff Turmoil, General Average, and more on this week’s Port Report [podcast]
We’ve got a 45’ container of stacked show today with all the latest news on global trade tensions, the numbers on how the trade war…
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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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