Port of Singapore Running At 85% Capacity Can Do This

 

A recent news article published in The Straits Times states that Port of Singapore operating at 85% capacity, can meet short-term increases in demand.

Ports’ capacity will increase as more berths open

Singapore’s ports are currently operating at about 85 per cent of their combined maximum handling capacity, enough to meet any short-term increases in demand by shipping lines, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Chee Hong Tat on Thursday.

The ports’ capacity will increase as more berths...

https://mfame.guru/port-of-singapore-running-at-85-capacity-can-do-this/

Trade war era pattern reemerging in trucking

Freight is moving shorter distances, compounding the effects of waning demand

Chart of the Week: Long haul Tender Volume Index, Tweener haul Tender Volume Index, Short haul Tender Volume Index, City haul Tender Volume Index – USA  SONAR: LOTVI.USA, TOTVI.USA, SOTVI.USA, COTVI.USA

Long-haul trucking demand has eroded at a faster rate than loads moving less than a half a day’s travel, compounding the easing process in the market. Since March 1, the long-haul outbound tender volume index (LOTVI) —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trade-war-era-pattern-reemerging-in-trucking

Freight market volatility is the new/old normal

The Cass Freight Shipments Index shows wider ranges with less predictability over the past six years

Chart of the Week: Cass Freight Shipments – USA  SONAR: CFIS.USA

After enjoying one of the most stable stretches in modern history from 2010 to 2015, the freight market has been on a wild ride worthy of a theme park centerpiece. After six years of “anomalous” behavior, it is probably time to consider the “normal” five-year period in the first half of the 2010s the anomaly.

The Cass Freight...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-market-volatility-is-the-new-old-normal

Why are supply chains so messed up?

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This is the question that I am asked on a daily basis. The issue is very complex, so I usually quip with a surprising response, “They’ve always had issues, but no one was really paying attention.” Turns out, unless the person works in freight, they are very unsatisfied with this answer. After all, freight and products just seemed to automatically show up before, but that is no longer the case. 

Craig Fuller, FreightWaves founder and CEO, explains a SONAR feature.Craig Fuller, FreightWaves founder and CEO, explains a SONAR feature.

Anyone that has been around...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-are-supply-chains-so-messed-up

No lull to see here: Spot rates post fresh all-time highs

This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)

Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 70 (Carriers)

Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 75 (Carriers)

The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers. 

The Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Load volumes: Absolute level positive for carriers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/no-lull-to-see-here-spot-rates-post-fresh-all-time-highs

Rejection rate down meaningfully but spot rates at all-time high — what gives?

This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 70 (Carriers)

Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 70 (Carriers)

Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 65 (Carriers)

The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers. 

The Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Load volumes: Absolute level positive for carriers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rejection-rate-down-meaningfully-but-spot-rates-at-all-time-high-what-gives

Consumers take a breather, freight volumes push higher

This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)

Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)

Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 70 (Carriers)

The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.

The Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Load volumes: Absolute levels positive for carriers,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/consumers-take-a-breather-freight-volumes-push-higher

Trucking gets another shot in the arm from quarantined consumers

Chart of the Week:  Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA, Personal Consumption Expenditures – Durable Goods SONAR: OTVI.USA, PCE.DG

Just as the consumer goods boom appeared to be in decline, spending got another boost on the heels of more stimulus and spiking COVID-19 cases, posting an unexpected 12% sequential gain in January over December after the holiday spending had passed. FreightWaves Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI), which measures truckload electronic tender volumes in the U.S., posted...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/trucking-gets-another-shot-in-the-arm-from-quarantined-consumers

What will redistribution of imports mean for surface transportation?

Chart of the Week:   Inbound Ocean Shipments Index – Houston, Los Angeles, Savannah, New York, Oakland SONAR: IOSI.USHOU, IOSI.USLAX, IOSI.USSAV, IOSI.USNYC, IOSI.USOAK

Import volumes continue to climb, creating bottlenecks at some of the largest ports in the U.S. Importers are scrambling to find a more reliable point of entry by booking freight coming into less-congested areas. The Inbound Ocean Shipments Index measures freight booking activity for shipments entering the U.S. at the port level...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/what-will-redistribution-of-imports-mean-for-surface-transportation

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