Shipping stocks are quietly staging a comeback — and the underlying supply-demand setup suggests this cycle may have staying power. The Baltic Dry Index, a key benchmark for global shipping rates, has ...

Ocean freight rates from Asia to the U.S. have begun to decline, providing some relief for U.S. shippers. But cargo shipping costs are still massively up since December 14 when the Red Sea crisis ...

While Lunar New Year could offer temporary rate support, cargo volumes have yet to show a clear pre-holiday surge. The result is a market that remains vulnerable to sudden swings once factories shut ...

Shipping giant Maersk Line said falling freight rates, driven by container-vessel overcapacity and the gradual resumption of ...

The overall economy is performing better than many people think, but overcapacity in the trucking industry is still keeping freight rates from rising. Among the key takeaways from FTR’s State of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The onslaught of cargo ships redirected away from the conflict-riddled Red Sea seems to be spiking ocean freight rates. Drewry’s ...

Far East to U.S. ocean freight rates are up between 36%-41% month over month, while air freight prices have jumped 9% this year. DHL says ocean freight rate inflation might not ease up before Chinese ...

Improving freight rates and tighter capacity push FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index to its highest level in nearly four years.

Ship diversions from the Red Sea due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels have caused container freight rates to increase by about 30% in recent weeks. This rise is expected to continue as ...

In for-hire trucking, shippers pay carriers to move freight. This payment is generally a per-mile rate with a fuel surcharge. Freight rates are the primary source of income in for-hire trucking and a ...

The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are not only driving up sea freight — air freights are going to get higher too, as global trade flows get increasingly disrupted. The delays to maritime trade may ...

Just as the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy get good news on inflation, with consumer prices and wholesale prices softening, a major global trade inflation indicator is headed in the wrong direction.