The beginning of April 2026 saw the U.S. extend its national security tariff umbrella to the healthcare sector, imposing a massive 100% duty on foreign pharmaceuticals to decouple medical supply ...

Dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed spot rates continue rising, with FTR and DAT data showing strong year-over-year truckload ...

Ocean freight rates from Asia to the U.S. have begun to decline, providing some relief for U.S. shippers. But cargo shipping costs are still massively up since December 14 when the Red Sea crisis ...

A timeline for a rebound in freight rates and market conditions remains muddy into the second half of 2024, according to executives and analysts, with November’s presidential election further ...

Just as the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy get good news on inflation, with consumer prices and wholesale prices softening, a major global trade inflation indicator is headed in the wrong direction.

Spot rates move with real-time supply and demand; high load-to-truck ratios push shippers to pay more to secure capacity. Contract rates trade flexibility for stability—locking in volume and pricing, ...

Ship diversions from the Red Sea due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels have caused container freight rates to increase by about 30% in recent weeks. This rise is expected to continue as ...

Retailers and brands are seeing more relief when it comes to the price of their ocean cargo bookings out of Asia, as spot freight rates remain on a downward spiral. As of Thursday, trans-Pacific spot ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Supertanker freight rates surged this week and are set to stay elevated on U.S.-China tit-for-tat hikes in port fees and concerns about the fallout from U.S. sanctions on a major ...

AI cargo demand and Middle East airspace issues push costs up, while shippers turn to China–Europe rail as an alternative to ...