International Shipping & Freight Forwarding Blog

Worldwide shipping & Freight Network

Posted by Reid Malinbaum on Thu, May 22, 2014 @ 01:19 PM

ETC International Freight System (www.etcinternational.com) keeps you the shippers abreast of any air or ocean shipping developments that affects the industry.

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Tags: Freight Rates

Asia-Europe Spot Rates Impacted by MOL Comfort Tragedy

Posted by Annette Leahy on Sat, Jul 13, 2013 @ 06:00 AM

In the wake of the disaster that left the separate stern and bow portions of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines containership MOL Comfort at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, average spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade have held onto most of the general rate increase that took effect on July 1.

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Tags: Freight Rates

Rate Leverage Weakened for Pacific Cargo Shipping Carriers

Posted by Annette Leahy on Thu, May 30, 2013 @ 10:00 AM

With many of this year’s annual trans-Pacific freight rate contracts yet to be signed for Pacific cargo shipping carriers, U.S. import demand is flat to down year-over-year, and spot rates appear set to resume their downward trek after last week’s increase.

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Tags: Freight Rates, Shipping Exports

International Shipping, Trucking

Posted by Reid Malinbaum on Mon, Apr 01, 2013 @ 04:13 PM

ETC International Freight System

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Tags: ocean shipping, Overseas Shipping, EXPORT FREIGHT FORWARDING, Global Logistics, Shipments, Freight Forwarders in California, customs manpower, Container Fleet, freight forwarder, Freight Rates, Supply Chain

International Shipping, Freight Forwarders in California

Posted by Reid Malinbaum on Thu, Mar 28, 2013 @ 03:25 PM

ETC International Freight System

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Tags: EXPORT FREIGHT FORWARDING, Shipments, International Longshoremen’s Association, ILA Contract, Freight Forwarders in California, freight forwarders, Freight Shippers, Logistics + Economy, Freight Rates

Overcapacity Pressures Freight Rates in Trans-Pacific

Posted by Annette Leahy on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 @ 06:58 AM

Slack U.S. import demand and too much vessel capacity undermined most of the general rate increase that container carriers implemented on Jan. 15, sending average spot freight rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade down this week, the third consecutive week of decline.

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Tags: Freight Rates, Ocean Freight Rates

International Freight Rates and Global Supply Chain Issues

Posted by Reid Malinbaum on Fri, Mar 08, 2013 @ 06:00 AM

Dangling on the Cliff: Shippers Roundtable

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Tags: Freight Rates, Supply Chain