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The Panama Canal Authority's slot auction hit a record $5.3 million on September 1 as El Nino drought rationed transits to 32 a day, and carriers answered with surcharges of $149 to $500 per TEU on Asia to East Coast cargo.
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Drewry's composite sat at $4,468 for the fourth straight week as transpacific blanking met typhoon congestion and Suez returns crushed Asia-Europe rates.
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The September flash PMI shows supplier delivery times stretching the most since July 2022, and record imports are meeting a diesel spike that just hit $6.529 a
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The Panama Canal capped daily transits at 32 from September 15, 2026, just as US container imports hit 2,603,709 TEU in August, the third highest month on record, and the premium is now quoted in $500 per TEU surcharges and $9,779 East Coast spot rates.
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September's record 2.31 million TEU import forecast is colliding with 11 percent cancelled sailings and transpacific spot above $10,000 per FEU, pushing ISM's Prices Index to 71.1 percent.
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The Baltic Dry Index closed at 3,370 on September 18 as Capesize earnings surged to $48,812 a day on iron ore demand while Panamax slid to $20,262, splitting the dry bulk market into two speeds.
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The Drewry Shanghai to New York spot rate hit $10,394 per FEU on September 17, within 5 percent of its 2022 record, while the China to Europe rate fell 15 percent on the week.
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Five Section 338 proclamations published September 14 ban certain Canadian imports from September 29, and July Census data shows US goods imports from Canada already fell 10% month over month.
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China suspended rare-earth export controls until November 27, 2026, but the country still mines 69% of global rare earths, refines 91%, and produces 94% of permanent magnets, leaving the United States vulnerable across defense, automotive, and clean energy sectors.
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