Logistics
Transpacific spot rates: reading the cycle instead of chasing it
Rates ran up into peak season, then eased — with Shanghai–New York still near $7,900 a box. How to buy freight like the cycle exists, because it does.
Logistics
Logistics
The port congestion playbook: what to do before the next backup
Congestion is a when, not an if. The inventory and routing decisions that decide whether the next backup costs you sales — or costs your competitor sales.
Logistics
Dimensional weight: the quiet overcharge on almost every parcel invoice
Carriers bill on dimensional weight, and most sellers never audit it. Where the money leaks on every parcel — and how packaging decisions plug it.
Logistics
Ocean rates held the line into 2026 contract season — here's the read
Transpacific spot rates stayed firm through the December 2025 slowdown as carriers defended pricing ahead of Chinese New Year and contract talks. What to lock, what to float.
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