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Trans-Pacific services mostly saw better on-time performance in September even as imports from Asia hit a 2023 peak to date. The better performance came as shippers had more capacity available to them due to fewer canceled sailings for the month, but ongoing draft restrictions on the Panama Canal may be taking a bite out of reliability for the US East Coast.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis’ latest Global Liner Performance report showed weekly services from Asia to the US West Coast arrived on schedule 47.8% of the time in September, up from 44.6% in August and 32% in the year-ago month. Off-schedule...

On-time performance to the West Coast improved during the busiest month of 2023 for Asian imports to date, but East Coast reliability took a dip.  

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Given the persistent downward pressure on demand, it remains to be seen if India-US carriers will be able to push through a new round of modest rate hikes planned for December.

An auction of Yellow’s 174 owned terminals is scheduled for Tuesday, with winning bids to be disclosed on Friday while a separate battle continues over 149 leased terminals.

The carrier is looking to expand beyond its two current services jointly offered with other liners with a standalone service meant to take advantage of the growing shift in sourcing from India.  

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