LA Box Signal Spikes And Charter Rates Go "Through The Roof"
LA Box Signal Spikes And Charter Rates Go "Through The Roof" Tyler Durden Tue, 11|10|2020 - 12:40 By Greg Miller of FreightWaves, If you thought the trans-Pacific market was crazy in September and October, buckle up. Containerized import demand is not abating and cargo volumes are now backing up at anchorage. The Port of Los Angeles Signal tool offers a short-term indicator of market strength. Ship charter rates provide a longer-term bellwether. In both cases, the latest data shows no evidence of any trans-Pacific demand respite. In fact, the numbers point in the opposite direction. Signal spike and what it means It takes two to three weeks for containers to cross the Pacific Ocean from China to California. The number of arriving boxes can be determined in advance. The Port of Los Angeles released The Signal , a tool powered by Port Optimizer, to show what’s en route. Nine of the top 10 carriers calling in Los Angeles feed their data into the system. Since August, the weekly numbers have bounced around between 100,000 and 130,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
LA Box Signal Spikes And Charter Rates Go "Through The Roof"
LA Box Signal Spikes And Charter Rates Go "Through The Roof" Tyler Durden Tue, 11|10|2020 - 12:40 By Greg Miller of FreightWaves, If you thought the trans-Pacific market was crazy in September and October, buckle up. Containerized import demand is not abating and cargo volumes are now backing up at anchorage. The Port of Los Angeles Signal tool offers a short-term indicator of market strength. Ship charter rates provide a longer-term bellwether. In both cases, the latest data shows no evidence of any trans-Pacific demand respite. In fact, the numbers point in the opposite direction. Signal spike and what it means It takes two to three weeks for containers to cross the Pacific Ocean from China to California. The number of arriving boxes can be determined in advance. The Port of Los Angeles released The Signal , a tool powered by Port Optimizer, to show what’s en route. Nine of the top 10 carriers calling in Los Angeles feed their data into the system. Since August, the weekly numbers have bounced around between 100,000 and 130,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).