Tag: rates

Freight Market Tightens as Capacity Constraints Drive Rates Higher

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The freight market is undergoing a significant transformation, as detailed in a recent analysis from Yahoo Finance. Capacity is...

TForce to hike 3PL rates as volumes flood LTL network

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Tariffs, geopolitics, uncertain cargo demand cloud H2 outlook: CMA CGMThe carrier, while releasing solid second-quarter financial results, said it...

War sends Asia-US ocean rates soaring 234% since February

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Far East container shipping rates are gradually softening and expected to decline further in August, though they are falling...

Shippers face tighter capacity as trucking rates hold near record highs

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Truck capacity is shrinking just as shippers most need room to grow. ACT Research’s June For-Hire Trucking Index shows...

US imports set to push spot truckload rates higher in August

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Spot truck rates from US ports are running slightly higher than national average prices, but the gap could grow...

Container spot rates still falling, but gently, thanks to capacity discipline

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Photo: © Zimu Liu | Dreamstime.com By Gavin van Marle 24 July 2026 Container spot freight rates on the main east-west...

Air cargo in new balancing act as rates ease and fuel costs climb

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Photo: © Grzegorz Tuszyński By Alex Lennane 24 July 2026 Air cargo carriers are facing an increasingly challenging market, with...

CMA CGM raises FAK rates and introduces PSS for Middle East and Red Sea trades

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Container Spot Rates Extend Decline as Global Shipping Demand Softens

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Container freight rates continued to slide this week as rising vessel capacity and weaker cargo demand put fresh pressure...

Truckload market enters repricing cycle as carriers move to ‘reset’ rates

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Knight-Swift earnings, DAT pricing data and ATA freight volumes point to a market increasingly driven by tightening capacity rather...

Ocean rates weaker after tariff-driven peak season

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A post-peak season calm for the global container market is anything but amid a hot war in the Middle...

US spot, contract truckload rates to rise through 2027: indicator

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A prime indicator of higher truckload contract pricing from DAT shows contract rates are still catching up with market...