<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Container lines are contracting directly with perishables shippers, undercutting volume brokers, but the specialized reefer fleet is hanging on to niche markets as a handful of ports pivot toward dockside cold storage.  </p></div>

Container lines are contracting directly with perishables shippers, undercutting volume brokers, but the specialized reefer fleet is hanging on to niche markets as a handful of ports pivot toward dockside cold storage.

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<div><p>After serving as a breakbulk cargo pinch-hitter during the COVID-19 pandemic, the specialized refrigerated (reefer) breakbulk segment is surviving and even finding a few new footholds. </p><p>“Commentators have been forecasting the end of specialized reefer vessels and operators for the...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The railroad said some systems were gradually returning to service, but that significant operational restrictions remained due to the outage, which began Tuesday and was determined to not be a cyberattack. </p></div>

The railroad said some systems were gradually returning to service, but that significant operational restrictions remained due to the outage, which began Tuesday and was determined to not be a cyberattack.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The strike threat from unionized security personnel comes as the Southern California gateway is already experiencing congestion and rising rail container dwell times due to record or near-record container volumes this summer and fall. </p></div>

The strike threat from unionized security personnel comes as the Southern California gateway is already experiencing congestion and rising rail container dwell times due to record or near-record container volumes this summer and fall.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The new ships join a ballooning backlog of vessels that has swelled to more than 200 ships totaling 2 million dwt, equivalent to 23% of the existing fleet, according to data from shipbroker Clarksons. </p></div>

The new ships join a ballooning backlog of vessels that has swelled to more than 200 ships totaling 2 million dwt, equivalent to 23% of the existing fleet, according to data from shipbroker Clarksons.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Management said on the company's third-quarter earnings call that early bidding opportunities could require average double-digit rate increases, although it cautioned it was too early to forecast pricing for the entire year. </p></div>

Management said on the company's third-quarter earnings call that early bidding opportunities could require average double-digit rate increases, although it cautioned it was too early to forecast pricing for the entire year.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Notwithstanding the rate correction, sources believe unchanged or only slightly lower westbound allocations on the lane have kept carrier spot asks from crashing more steeply. </p></div>

Notwithstanding the rate correction, sources believe unchanged or only slightly lower westbound allocations on the lane have kept carrier spot asks from crashing more steeply.

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