Freightos

JANUARY 16, 2024

Judah Levine January 16, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 5% to $2,588/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 233

Negotiating Skills Asia Optimal Sourcing Europe 233

Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Judah Levine Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 3% to $1,609/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. kg China – N. Europe – N.

Negotiating Skills 289

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies 289

Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Judah Levine February 28, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 2% to $4,809/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 177

Negotiating Skills Asia Optimal Sourcing Yemen 177

Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Judah Levine February 22, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 1% to $4,889/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Price Reduction 177

Price Reduction Negotiating Skills Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction 177

Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Judah Levine November 15, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 6% to $1,711/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Price Reduction 262

Price Reduction Negotiating Skills Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction 262

Freightos

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Judah Levine February 13, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 11% to $4,859/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 194

Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Asia Europe 194

Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs. The main countries affected by the drought are China, Japan, South Korea, and the US, as the Panama Canal facilitates 46% of container movement from northeastern Asia to the US.

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Freightos

JANUARY 10, 2024

Judah Levine January 10, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 60% to $2,713/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 224

Negotiating Skills Asia Price Reduction Optimal Sourcing 224

Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Judah Levine December 19, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 3% to $1,556/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 227

Negotiating Skills Asia Europe Optimal Sourcing 227

Freightos

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Judah Levine December 28, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 7% to $1,659/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 194

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Asia Vendor Strategies 194

Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

Judah Levine January 3, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01) increased 63% to $2,713/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 156

Negotiating Skills Asia Optimal Sourcing Europe 156

Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. China – N. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. Europe prices(FBX11 Weekly) fell 18% to $3,189/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices(FBX13 Weekly) increased 9% to $4,532/FEU. America weekly prices decreased 5% to $5.65/kg.

Baltimore 277

Baltimore Sri Lanka Asia Logistics Network Optimization Software 277

Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Geopolitics This year, three major geopolitical conflicts impacted the global supply chain: the Russia-Ukraine war, China-Taiwan tensions, and the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwhile, the semiconductor industry hung in the balance as China restricted the export of critical materials germanium and gallium.

Pharmaceutical 61

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Judah Levine November 21, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) decreased 8% to $1,573/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 290

Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Asia Yemen 290

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third. A shipping vessel left China for Brazil while sporting some new improvements last August—a pair of 123-feet-tall, solid “wings” retrofitted atop its deck to harness wind power for propulsion assistance. Patrick’s Day, and say Sláinte!

Expense Reduction 230

Expense Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Negotiating Skills 230

Freightos

APRIL 16, 2024

Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. kg China – N. In air cargo, B2C e-commerce demand out of China continues to be the biggest driver of strong volumes, tighter capacity and upward pressure on rates to N. America even during these typically slow months for air cargo. Europe – N.

Saudi Arabia 254

Saudi Arabia Iran Asia Price Reduction 254

Freightos

JANUARY 24, 2024

Judah Levine January 24, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 15% to $2,966/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 227

Negotiating Skills Asia Optimal Sourcing Europe 227

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2024

Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. China – N. In air cargo, a severe storm caused flooding in Dubai that led to a 24-hour closure of the airport last week and 300 canceled flights, though operations were expected to recover quickly. Freightos Air Index rates ex-China remained elevated at $5.18/kg

Iran 177

Iran Asia India Europe 177

Freightos

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Judah Levine December 6, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) were level at $1,620/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 246

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Asia 246

Freightos

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Judah Levine December 13, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 1% to $1,603/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 227

Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Price Reduction 227

Freightos

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Judah Levine November 28, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 3% to $1,613/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 198

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Vendor Strategies 198

EazyStock

MARCH 17, 2021

Especially for companies sourcing goods from China, Chinese (or Lunar) New Year marks a 2-week (and often longer) holiday for Chinese manufacturers. The recent US-China trade war, Brexit, even the COVID-19 pandemic all sparked new regulations that caused prices and tariffs to fluctuate wildly and interrupted supply chains globally.

Supply Chain Disruption 78

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Freightos

MARCH 6, 2024

Judah Levine March 6, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 1% to $4,754/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

Negotiating Skills 279

Negotiating Skills Asia Optimal Sourcing Europe 279