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G20 Food Trade Statement Condemns Coercive Export Controls

The October 1 declaration condemns coercive food trade measures but adds no customs rule, penalty, or shipment restriction.

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Oct 6, 20264 MIN READ

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Shanghai to New York Freight Rose 7% to $10,428 as WCI Fell 1%

Drewry’s global container index fell 1%, while Shanghai to New York reached $10,428 per 40-foot container. ISM data show US factory orders expanding as input prices jump.

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Oct 5, 20265 MIN READ

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China’s Golden Week Tests the $10,428 Shanghai to New York Rate

Drewry’s October 1, 2026 index fell 1% to $4,434 while Shanghai to New York rose to $10,428. The October 8 print will test whether that lane premium holds after China’s holiday pause.

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Oct 5, 20266 MIN READ

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Old Dominion's 4.9% LTL Rate Increase Takes Effect October 5

ODFL's 4.9 percent increase takes effect October 5 on three tariff books, but shipment lanes, minimum charges and contract terms will determine what freight buyers pay.

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Oct 5, 20264 MIN READ

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ISM Prices Jump to 77.9 as Factory Orders Build

September factory orders and backlogs strengthened as ISM’s Prices Index rose to 77.9, raising a sharper question about procurement costs and delivery buffers.

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Oct 2, 20265 MIN READ

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Drewry’s Intra-Asia Index Sets a Sixth Record at $1,518

Drewry’s 1 October 2026 IACI rose 2% to $1,518 per 40-foot container as port queues and fuel surcharges squeezed space, though Golden Week could cool some routes.

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Oct 2, 20264 MIN READ

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Asian Port Congestion Has Swallowed 3 Million TEU of Capacity, and the Contract Books Are Starting to Break

Congestion has tied up 3 million TEU of global container capacity and Hapag-Lloyd has cut guaranteed allocations by up to 40 percent, and that combination is repricing what a space guarantee is worth heading into 2027 tenders.

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Oct 1, 20265 MIN READ

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The Vessel Fee Pause Runs Out on November 9, and Only a Federal Register Notice Can Move It

The Section 301 vessel-fee suspension still expires November 9, 2026 under Federal Register notice 2025-19873, while the truce extension to January 10, 2027 announced September 23 has no USTR notice behind it and Alphaliner puts top-10 carrier exposure at $3.2 billion a year.

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Oct 1, 20265 MIN READ

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Panama Canal Restores 49-Foot Draft, Pulling Asia Cargo to East Coast Ports

The Panama Canal restored its full 49-foot Neopanamax draft on September 28 and added a tenth daily booking slot from October 15, unwinding the last drought restrictions and pulling Asia all-water cargo back toward US East Coast ports.

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Sep 30, 20265 MIN READ

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Canadian Imports Hit a Wall, Not a Price, on September 29

US import bans on Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on September 29, 2026, as on-highway diesel eased to $6.382 per gallon and the Drewry composite held at $4,468 per 40ft container.

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Sep 30, 20267 MIN READ

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Aramco Weighs $9 a Barrel Discount to Offset Record Hormuz Freight

Saudi Aramco is discussing OSP discounts of about $9 a barrel on ship-to-ship liftings off Oman, per Reuters, as VLCC freight from the Mideast Gulf hit $1,235,414 a day and Hormuz flows recovered to just under 80 percent of pre-war exports.

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Sep 29, 20268 MIN READ

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Capesize Owners Are Earning $52,457 a Day, the Best Since December

Capesize owners earned a $52,457 per day average in the week of 21 to 25 September, the strongest since early December 2025, as iron ore ton-miles grew 3.6 percent against a capesize fleet up just 1.4 percent.

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Sep 29, 20265 MIN READ

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