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An ocean container capacity crunch has hit global trade just as peak shipping season starts, with freight spot rates up some 30% over the past few weeks and heading higher. Bad weather, longer ocean ...

With the Red Sea diversions by shipping companies including Maersk continuing amid the risk of attacks by the Houthis, global logistics managers are faced with a two-front storm of rising ocean and ...

Global container shipping capacity continues to outpace demand, pushing spot rates lower and clouding carriers' outlook for 2026.

Spot ocean freight rates from the Far East to the U.S. popped between 36%-41% month over month, and ocean carriers increased additional charges known as general rate increases by roughly 140%, ...

LONDON – Spot ocean container rates increased 9% this week to $1,661 per 40-foot container, putting them once again at levels much higher (+17%) than they were pre-pandemic. According to Drewry’s ...

A perfect storm in global trade is creating a shipping container capacity crunch, fueling a sudden and surprise spike in ocean freight rates. The beginning of peak shipping season, coupled with the ...

With 158 vessels carrying approximately $105 billion in ocean freight being diverted away from the Red Sea amid the risk of continuing Houthis' attacks, cargo prices are soaring. Just when Covid ...