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  • Dry bulk shipping rates hit 2-year high
  • FIE Input Cost Index Drops to 146 as Freight Eases and Grain Rises
  • The FIE Input Cost Index Fell for the Second Week Running. Monday Brings the Next Key Data Point.

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ttnews.com /6 days ago

Dry bulk shipping rates hit 2-year high

The Baltic Dry Index rose 5.5% to 3,331 points, touching the highest since December 2023, driven by a rise in the constituent Capesize rate that surged over 8%. 

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foodindustryexecutive.com /1 month ago

FIE Input Cost Index Drops to 146 as Freight Eases and Grain Rises

The FIE Input Cost Index came in at 146 this week, down 2 points from last week’s record of 148. Freight eased. The Freightos Baltic Index dropped 3%, from $3,980 […]

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foodindustryexecutive.com /1 month ago

The FIE Input Cost Index Fell for the Second Week Running. Monday Brings the Next Key Data Point.

This week’s FIE Input Cost Index is live. The index declined for the second consecutive week. Ocean freight drove most of the move. The Freightos Baltic Index fell 5%, its […]

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container-news.com /2 days ago

Freight rate divide widens between Transpacific and Europe

The freight rate divide between major container shipping trades widened in the latest weekly readings, with Transpacific routes showing relative strength while Asia-Europe ra...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Fuel rises, rates fall – the contradictions shaping air cargo’s next move

Air freight rates are continuing to edge lower, despite renewed conflict in the Middle East, leaving the market caught between weakening demand on some trades, rising fuel costs, a...

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container-news.com /3 weeks ago

Freightos Weekly Update: Hormuz hopes dashed; Asia – Europe and transpac ocean rates diverge on extended US peak

The Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz initiative stirred some optimism last week of renewed traffic through the waterway sometime soon. But Iran’s recent, escalated, list of demands of th...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

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

Air cargo carriers are facing an increasingly challenging market, with spot rates beginning to cool, but amid surging fuel prices, geopolitical disruption, and selective capacity d...

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foodindustryexecutive.com /1 month ago

Freight Pushes the FIE Input Cost Index to a New High of 148

The FIE Input Cost Index reached 148 this week, up 5 points from 143 and the highest reading since the index launched in April. Freight is behind it all. The […]

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Asia-US East Coast spot rate climb stalls – but is it just a blip?

Indices appear uncertain how to price spot rates this week, but what seems clear is that the Asia-US East Coast trade’s substantive growth trajectory of recent weeks has hit a bump...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

Freight capacity tightens as shipping demand demains uneven, U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index finds

The report’s second quarter shipment index value, at 75.1, was off 1.1% compared to the first quarter, and was down 2.8% annually, following the first quarter’s 0.6% annual gain, f...

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foodindustryexecutive.com /3 weeks ago

Ocean Freight Just Snapped a Four-Week Losing Streak. Here’s What That Means for Your Input Costs.

Ocean freight had fallen for four straight weeks. This week it reversed, worsening conditions for food manufacturers running on tight margins. The FIE Input Cost Index climbed agai...

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container-news.com /1 week ago

Freight rates rise on Transpacific as Europe weakens

Container freight markets showed contrasting regional trends in the latest readings, with several indicators pointing to stronger Transpacific rates while Europe and the Medi...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Freightos Weekly Update: Ocean rates ease on early peak season cooling and capacity additions

The US and Iran have traded strikes for ten days straight, with Iranian actions also targeting neighbor states and area vessels, and missile attacks reaching as far as US positions...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

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

Far East shipping spot rates are softening slightly but remain high; declines are gradual and expected to continue in August. The post War sends Asia-US ocean rates soaring 234% si...

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supplychaindive.com /4 weeks ago

Asia to US East Coast ocean rates rise to new high

Sustained import volumes and rising freight rates near the end of an early peak season are “taking most observers by surprise,” Freightos said.

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Shipping disruption sees ‘rate increase fire’ spread from spots to contracts

From one week to the next, it has been more of the same: transpacific rates on the climb; but with the cost of shipping into Europe showing an even more precipitous drop than last...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

New FTR Shippers Conditions Index retreats again, due largely to low freight volumes

For May, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI reading, at -15.4, improved slightly over April’s -17.4 and March’s -18.9, with the firm saying it is among the...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Middle East premium fades – but AI boom keeps air freight rates aloft

Air freight markets appear to be settling, with capacity largely returned to the Gulf, fuel prices easing, and freight rates gradually drifting lower.  Yet rates remain stubbornly...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Liner price hikes give spot rates on the transpacific a boost

Transpacific rates have rebounded with the major box lines succeeding in implementing rate hikes. Friday’s Shanghai Containerised Freight Index showed both the Shanghai-US West Coa...

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ttnews.com /1 hour ago

Founder of cargo booking platform Freightos seeks new chairman

The founder of cargo booking platform Freightos is calling for a board shake-up including the ouster of Chairman Udo Lange, citing a drop in the company’s share price.

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localnews8.com /1 month ago

Ocean freight rates retreat as tariff uncertainty freezes import demand

  Last week (July 5-11) was defined by the transition from temporary, emergency U.S. surcharges toward a permanent, investigation-justified centralized trade architecture. The USTR...

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supplychain247.com /1 month ago

Truckload, LTL Rates Stay Elevated in New TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

The latest TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index projects truckload, LTL and parcel shipping costs will stay elevated through Q3 as fuel prices remain high.

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freightwaves.com /1 week ago

Drewry index edges lower on decline in trans-Pacific rates

The Drewry World Container Index fell in the latest week’s data on lower spot rates for trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe headhaul routes. The post Drewry index edges lower on decline...

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freightwaves.com /3 weeks ago

Maritime rates back on the rise

Container import demand has been elevated but stable. Why are rates volatile? The post Maritime rates back on the rise appeared first on FreightWaves.

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