Carriers abandon February rate hike plans and add more blank sailings as pre-LNY volumes fail to materialize.

Just as the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy get good news on inflation, with consumer prices and wholesale prices softening, a major global trade inflation indicator is headed in the wrong direction.

After gains in seven of the nine months to September last year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) lost momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4), ending the year at an index level of 117.1 ...

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 ...

In sea freight, Dachser forecasts global demand growth to slow below three percent in 2026, despite continued strength in ...

Revamps security, environmental performance, and buyer’s consolidation operations --Bangkok, Thailand, January 21, 2026 -- ...

The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are not only driving up sea freight — air freights are going to get higher too, as global trade flows get increasingly disrupted. The delays to maritime trade may ...

If the latest decrease in rates holds, it would provide some relief for U.S. shippers who have seen ocean freight rates from the Far East to U.S. increase in a general range of 146% (East Coast) to ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asia-U.S. sea freight rates are set to drop further in 2025 as shipping capacity outpaces demand and trade routes shift due to tariffs and geopolitical tensions, though vessel ...

Container rates have soared as high as $10,000 amid the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, but new data shows that ocean carriers are reducing freight rates from China to the U.S. West Coast, contrary to ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Ships not linked to Israel could begin returning to the Red Sea in as little as two weeks, DP World's deputy chief executive said, adding that could see freight prices ...

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 ...