<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Thanks to a recent GRI push, average contract rates for India to the US have seen modest gains in recent weeks and carriers are now looking to build around that limited success.</p></div>

Thanks to a recent GRI push, average contract rates for India to the US have seen modest gains in recent weeks and carriers are now looking to build around that limited success.

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<div><p>Indian shippers have begun to see peak season surcharge notices for bookings to the US on top of the general rate increase (GRI) action already in force. </p><p>CMA CGM will implement surcharges of $800 per 20-foot container, $1,000 per 40-foot container, and $1,200 per 45-foot container for all types of shipments from India to the East and Gulf coasts from June 17. The French liner, in a customer advisory, noted that the planned levy ties in with its “continued efforts to provide customers with reliable and efficient services.”</p><p></p><div></div><p>Thanks <a>to the GRI push in two rounds</a>, average contract rates on the...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Hapag-Lloyd said there’s a 72-hour wait at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port for vessels operating Gemini services, while ships operating non-Gemini services are having to wait six days before being able to berth.</p></div>

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>On a Q2 earnings call, company officials said tightening driver availability, increased regulatory enforcement, and rising operating costs are removing capacity from the market faster than freight demand is growing.</p></div>

On a Q2 earnings call, company officials said tightening driver availability, increased regulatory enforcement, and rising operating costs are removing capacity from the market faster than freight demand is growing.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Trade between Europe and its partners continues to adjust to the ever-changing geopolitical environment, and that uncertainty is being felt in the port's container handling business.</p></div>

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging. </p></div>

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Three executives told a webinar they have great expectations for 2027, but shippers keep raising the performance bar.</p></div>

Three executives told a webinar they have great expectations for 2027, but shippers keep raising the performance bar.

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