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Transpacific Eastbound Market Update – Week 12, 2026

Continued overcapacity on the Transpacific trade, combined with soft import volumes during the first half of March, is putting downward pressure on freight rates through the end of the month.

Mar 16, 2026

Transpacific Eastbound Market Update – Week 9, 2026

As noted in our January update, blank sailings have taken center stage during the Lunar New Year, leading to increased rollovers and renewed port congestion—particularly at ports handling transshipment cargo. The spike in canceled sailings is expected to create service reliability issues into early March, until capacity stabilizes with the…

Feb 24, 2026

Transpacific Eastbound Market Update – Week 52, 2025

A brief “calm before the blanks” is expected on the Transpacific as ocean carriers prepare to remove capacity following Lunar New Year, when volumes typically decline during the holiday period. With Lunar New Year falling later February 17th, vessel utilization is expected to remain elevated through January.

Dec 31, 2025

Market Letters

Transpacific Eastbound Market Update – Week 49, 2025

Dec 05, 2025
The lack of blank sailings continued to pressure freight rates downward through November, and that trend appears unlikely to change before year-end.
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Market Letters

Week 47 CHB Market Update – IEEPA Tariff Litigation Developments

Nov 18, 2025
The Supreme Court recently heard a major case challenging whether the government had the legal authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
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Market Letters

Transpacific Eastbound Market Update – Week 42, 2025

Oct 15, 2025
As the traditional peak shipping season has passed, importers will closely monitor trade negotiations and inventory levels as we move through the fourth quarter. If volumes continue to decline, we expect to see more blank sailings and temporary service suspensions.
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