Hemos estado en un ciclo hacia abajo desde 2022. Eso no es ningún secreto. Pero lo que es diferente ahora es cuántas señales dejaron la impresión de que estábamos subiendo solo para quedar cegualados por una recesión nuevamente. En enero, vimos un poco de vida. Las tasas puntuales empujadas hacia...
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The Freight Market Is Slipping — And So Is the Confidence Behind It
We’ve been in a down cycle since 2022. That’s no secret. But what’s different now is how many signals left an impression that we were climbing out only to get blindsided by a downturn again.
Back in January, we saw a little life. Spot rates pushed upward, volumes ticked up, and there was hope that just maybe we were on the upswing. Fast forward to April and reality’s hit like a ton of bricks.
Tariffs are putting pressure on imports; the NASDAQ just had its worst single-day performance since May...
El mercado de carga se endurece como tasas de diapositivas: lo que significa para los propietarios-operadores
El mercado de flete está pasando por una sacudida, y si eres un pequeño transportista, lo estás sintiendo. Las tarifas no son lo que eran hace un mes, y los números no mienten, Las tasas de manchas y contratos están a la baja, las tasas de rechazo se mantienen bajas y el volumen general de […]
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Freight Market Tightens as Rates Slide: What It Means for Owner-Operators
The freight market is going through a shake-up, and if you’re a small carrier, you are feeling it. Rates aren’t what they were even a month ago, and the numbers don’t lie — spot and contract rates are trending downward, rejection rates are staying low, and overall freight volume is slipping.Freight demand overall is down 6.5% month over month, and fuel costs have risen 6 cents per gallon over the same period. That means not only are there fewer loads available, but the cost to run those loads...
Market poised for mid-2024 upswing
Many logistics professionals are experiencing a somber holiday season, as the freight recession continues to rage. Despite what Reliance Partners CFO Thom Albrecht has dubbed a “brutal winter,” supply chain companies can look forward to renewed hope as the market begins to shift in the spring and summer.
“The first signs of encouragement may be around May or June 2024,” Albrecht said. “We might start to get a sense that the worst is in the rearview mirror and things are beginning to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/market-poised-for-mid-2024-upswing
Keeping Check Of Hull Values And P&I Cover Important For Shipowners
- Under each rule, the board of the club may, for the purposes of assessing any amount recoverable, determine the ‘proper value’.
- The Board expects members to review the insured values of their ships under their hull policies in the light of market conditions on a regular basis.
- So far as the collision rule is concerned, cover under the hull policy is always limited to the insured value of the ship.
All shipowners make sure that hull insurance is in place to cover...
https://mfame.guru/keeping-check-of-hull-values-and-pi-cover-important-for-shipowners/
Container And Tanker Outlooks Could Suffer From Uncertainty—Poulsson
Esben Poulsson, a former chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), warns that looming economic instability and the effects of the war in Ukraine could disrupt the rosy conditions in the container and tanker trades.
Market conditionsIn the fifth in a series of interviews ahead of the Saudi Maritime Congress Poulsson talks to Seatrade Maritime News about how he sees the market outlook and the vital role Saudi Arabia has to play in the maritime industries.
“Current market conditions...
https://mfame.guru/container-and-tanker-outlooks-could-suffer-from-uncertainty-poulsson/