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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update W2

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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update Wk 2. Weekly update article on the Freightos International Freight Index exploring rate trends and their driving forces. 2018 started with China-US ocean freight prices increasing by 27% as supply chains came back into full swing. Air Freight Pricing.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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Van Rates Get Ready for a Rebound

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That's just a little more than two weeks away, and the end of March is also the end of the first quarter, when shippers typically accelerate freight movements to close their books on a high note. Columbus to Allentown , PA also added 20¢ to $3.63, to position freight for last-mile delivery on the East Coast. Hot Markets.

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Expect Van Rates to Peak in December

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Also, rates might rise again in the final days of the year, as shippers move their last-minute freight before they literally close the book on 2016. Capacity could tighten up during the next ten days, too. There would be a second, smaller bump in October, as retail freight began to move from seaports to distribution centers.