Could container shipping rates stay this red-hot until 2022?
Posted - April 19, 2021
Asia-US ocean rates are now at or near all-time highs Container-shipping spot rates keep bouncing around at stratospheric heights —
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Suez Canal still not back to normal — but it’s getting closer
Posted - April 9, 2021
Significant progress has been made in reducing the canal queue The Ever Given was freed on March 29. Five days later, the managing
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Port congestion? Maybe Houston is the alternative
Posted - March 22, 2021
Houston, Dallas, San Antonio market seeing demand for imports from Asia Port Houston is positioning itself as a viable option for
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Ocean carriers hold all the cards in contract talks with shippers
Posted - March 1, 2021
Spot rates still at peak levels and contract rates rising fast Shipping lines are playing with a stacked deck. It’s annual-contract
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Urged by Trump to decouple, US companies want more China faster
Posted - June 30, 2020
Just as the U.S. president urges American companies to ditch China, many of them can’t get more of China fast enough. Consider the
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US May Exports Sink to 11-Year Low as Imports Drop
Posted - June 29, 2020
U.S. exports sank to the lowest in more than a decade while imports dropped as the coronavirus continued to curtail demand for goods and
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Coronavirus slashing US port volumes
Posted - March 3, 2020
American Association of Port Authorities says year-over-year cargo volumes in the first quarter could be down by at least 20%
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Keep your eye on containers in global circulation
Posted - September 30, 2019
One way to measure the health of global trade is to follow ocean shipping rates, on the assumption that higher rates equate to higher
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Ports Post Record Volume as Holiday Season Begins
Posted - September 25, 2019
Major U.S. seaports posted growth in containerized cargo volume for August, the start of the season when retailers begin importing
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Ports Post Record Volume as Holiday Season Begins
Posted - September 20, 2019
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Major U.S. seaports posted growth in containerized cargo volume for
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