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Posted September 15, 2020

Container Shortages, Record Freight Rates, & Fees, Oh My!

The peak season continues to be strong, especially for transpacific ocean freight shipping. And surprise, surprise, equipment shortages are reported to have come with the strong peak [...]

By Jared Vineyard

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Posted November 19, 2019

Freight Rates Drop — Is 2019 Outlook Changed?

In case anyone actually needed more evidence for the volatility of freight rates, ocean shipping prices just swung in the opposite direction again. After blogging just a week ago about a surge in [...]