U.S.-bound freight demand is still holding even as key transpacific spot rates remain expensive. The latest Descartes Global Shipping Report said U.S. containerized imports reached 2,546,261 TEUs in September 2026. …
LNG freight rates are weakening again, even as gas buyers prepare for winter. Spark Commodities said on Oct. 8 that its Spark30S Atlantic spot assessment for a modern 174,000-cubic-metre two-stroke …
Recent shipping data cited by Reuters shows Gulf oil flows excluding Iran recovered to roughly 81% of pre-war levels in September. Reuters reported on Oct. 6 that oil prices ended …
G7 leaders agreed on Oct. 2 to coordinate a 100 million-barrel release of oil and petroleum products through the International Energy Agency, starting immediately and running over four months. The …
As of Friday, October 2, 2026, flooding in Thailand had disrupted vehicle production and air cargo. The Nation Thailand reported that Toyota Motor Thailand and Honda Automobile (Thailand) halted vehicle …
Shopify has begun the merchant rollout of market-driven shipping, opening opt-in access on October 1, 2026 and starting a staged shift that is scheduled to reach all shops by July …
Ship-to-ship crude transfers in the Gulf of Oman have reached their limits amid a surge of rerouted Saudi exports, Reuters reported, citing trade sources and analysts. Saudi Arabia leaned more …
Holiday parcel surcharges have begun at UPS and FedEx, but the first cost increase does not hit every U.S. package equally. Carrier schedules available October 1 show UPS demand surcharges …
Tracked commodity-vessel movement through the Strait of Hormuz fell back toward a standstill at the start of the week, with no tracked commodity transits on Sunday, September 27, and only …
U.S. diesel prices have slipped below US$6.50 per gallon after reaching a record earlier in September. AAA’s national average stood at US$6.4709 per U.S. gallon on September 27, 2026, down …
Drewry’s World Container Index fell 1% to US$4,468 per 40-foot container in its September 24, 2026 assessment, while the Shanghai–Los Angeles rate rose 2% to US$7,838. Shanghai–New York remained broadly …
For discount retailers, weak ocean shipping reliability is no longer just a procurement headache. Pepco Group is a current case study. Reuters reported on September 21 that the Warsaw-listed discount …
Tanker freight has become one of the clearest signals of stress in energy markets. The latest Baltic Exchange weekly tanker report, published September 25, put the daily round-trip time-charter equivalent …
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warned that new U.S. tariffs could slow Canada’s recovery and push fourth-quarter economic growth below 1% if they remain in place. Speaking to the …
Peak-season freight cost pressure is moving from forecast to invoice. UPS, FedEx and USPS have published holiday price programs that begin in late September or early October, while ocean, air …
Fresh vessel data shows shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains far below normal, reinforcing that the physical constraint on one of the world’s most sensitive energy corridors has not …
Saudi Arabia is expanding a complicated oil workaround through Oman after attacks forced the shutdown of its East-West Pipeline, turning a backup export route into a live test of how …
Record diesel refining margins are turning a market signal into a wider cost problem for logistics-heavy industries. The issue is not only the price of crude oil. Diesel crack spreads …
Rail fuel surcharges on grain shipments are sitting at record-high levels, tightening freight math during the opening stretch of fall harvest and adding another cost pressure to farm margins. The …
Commodity-vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell again at the start of the week, with preliminary Kpler data reported by Reuters showing four tracked transits on Monday, September 14, …
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West Pipeline after multiple attacks, putting pressure on one of the few routes built to move Gulf crude around the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia’s East-West …
VLCC rates from the Gulf of Oman to China have jumped to about Worldscale 450, giving energy buyers and supply-chain teams a clearer warning than oil prices alone. Oil-market risk …
Brent crude touched $99.46 a barrel on September 8. A widening Middle East conflict is the main driver, and the Strait of Hormuz sits at the center of it. On …
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is still moving, but confidence in the route has weakened again after fresh tanker incidents near one of the world’s highest-volume energy chokepoints. The …
Canada’s newest counter-tariffs are not just a trade headline. For some small businesses, they are about to become a paperwork problem. As of September 3, the federal government says new …
On August 25, 2026, The Maritime Executive reported that SK Gas paid $5.3 million for a single Panama Canal transit slot. The ship, an LPG carrier called G. Spirit, needed …