Freight Rates

Due to ongoing disruptions due to issues such as the Suez Canal and geopolitical tensions, shipping liners are imposing surcharges and higher freight rates, which are having a disproportionately large cost impact on small volume shippers. Since major operators began rerouting via Africa's Cape of Good...

With a swirling vortex of compounding factors from the Suez and Panama Canal and peak-season surcharges, to the Houthi of the Red Sea through to the general rate increases, there is no doubt that businesses across the globe are being hit with a whirlwind of...

September data indicates continued  strength among US consumers as retail spending increased .07% compared to August. However, there also are signs of an upcoming slowdown such as reduced spending among lower-income consumers, falling personal savings and a rise in debt delinquencies. In addition, demand continues to ease...

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