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Drewry's World Container Index showed Shanghai-Rotterdam spot rates up 5% this week to $4,933 per 40ft, with Shanghai-Genoa up 2% to $6,463. Stronger pricing without published carrier rate hikes means
FTR's Trucking Conditions Index jumped to 20.4 in May—its highest reading ever. But the spike came from carrier profit margins, not genuine demand growth, and that gap is about to close. For Montreal
Panama Canal restrictions tied to El Niño drought are not abstract risk—they compress available transshipment windows and push volume into alternative routes, which means higher drayage costs and long
The FTR Trucking Conditions Index climbed to 11.6 in April, marking the strongest reading since February 2022. For Canadian importers and forwarders, that signals tightening carrier capacity and upwar