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[INFOGRAPHIC] Intermodal freight vs. truckload: What you need to know

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As an example, World Finance reported that Bryan Trucker, Vice President of Corporate Communications at CSX, stated , “CSX became the first U.S. Intermediate cargo value. Consistent cargo volume, regularity and O/D points. . A few leading signs that cargo is better suited for truckload shipping include: Urgent hauls.

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November 7, 2023 Update

Freightos

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. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. kg last week.

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How LTL shipping rates work and how to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements

FreightWaves SONAR

Every inch of space available in delivery vans, trucks, semis and cargo crates is valuable. As the amount of cargo that needs to be transported increases, the room becomes more valuable. In this example, the shipping rate would be based on the DIM pricing weight of eight pounds. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Two Modes, Split Roads

Freightos

That is a huge success story for the air cargo industry and as promised it has brought significant efficiencies. For example, some carriers shared with us their APIs for contract rates, others for spot rates, some for rates but not ebooking, others share APIs via third parties who charge an exorbitant price for accessing the API.

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December 6, 2023 Update

Freightos

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. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were also level at $2,367/FEU.

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July 30, 2024 Update

Freightos

The storm sank a cargo ship off the coast of Taiwan and grounded several others. Longer lead times mean, for example, that shippers from Asia to the US East Coast need to move their last orders now to receive them before a possible port worker strike in October. Even as volumes have increased since May, destination ports in N.

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May 1, 2024 Update

Freightos

Some West Mediterranean ports , for example, are now being used as transshipment hubs for East Mediterranean-bound containers, leading to some congestion there, and terminals in Colombo, Sri Lanka are also facing some backlogs as volumes have increased there for transhipment to the Middle East. In air cargo, Freightos Air Index China to N.

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