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Drewry’s benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles remained at $1,800 per 40-foot container for a second week.
Drewry spot rates stay steady before August GRI
The Drewry benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dropped $100 this week to $1,800 per FEU.
Drewry trans-Pacific benchmark loses ground before planned August rate hike
Drewry’s benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose to $1,900 per 40-foot container this week.
Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates fall short of goals
Drewry’s benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles stood at $1,800 per 40-foot container this week
Drewry trans-Pacific rate falls in between peak surcharges

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UP to rescind surcharges as West Coast flow improves

14 Jan 2021
Union Pacific Railroad’s decision to rescind record-breaking surcharges on the West Coast beginning Jan. 17 will lower prices for importers moving cargo through Los Angeles.
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US East Coast chassis providers weathering cargo surge
07 Jan 2021
The chassis network on the East Coast has held up during the recent import surge due to better communication and data, and more reliable equipment.
BNSF again rations space in Los Angeles, Chicago
16 Dec 2020
BNSF Railway is limiting the amount of containers its partners can bring into a terminal in Southern California and on certain Chicago lanes due to volumes that usually tail off after Thanksgiving but have stayed elevated this year.
Shippers, IMCs eager for answers to solve US intermodal congestion
07 Dec 2020
Intermodal executives want to address the chronic congestion issues in 2020 with railroads and BCOs, but universally accepted solutions are hard to come by.
LA–LB truckers urge suspension of detention and demurrage
06 Nov 2020
With the entire Southern California supply chain overwhelmed by imports, harbor truckers are asking ocean carriers to suspend detention and demurrage charges until the congestion problems are fixed.
UP raises Seattle surcharge to $1,000 for small shippers
21 Oct 2020
Union Pacific Railroad will raise the surcharge on small shippers to $1,000 on excess contract cargo beginning Oct. 25, a signal that rail-owned containers remain in short supply on the West Coast.
Peak season congestion underscores need for ‘buffer’ capacity at LA–LB
08 Oct 2020
Cargo handling and delivery of import containers to truckers in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has been severely compromised by the three-month import surge from Asia that continues at a double-digit year-over-year clip.
UP raises surcharge for all shippers in Oakland-Lathrop
11 Sep 2020
The surge in domestic intermodal has spread from Los Angeles to Oakland-Lathrop and Union Pacific will raise surcharges on shippers to ensure equipment is available for core customers.
UP raises surcharge to $5,000 for small shippers in Los Angeles
28 Aug 2020
UP will raise surcharges again out of Los Angeles on all shippers, as previous rate increases have been ineffective in slowing volumes that threaten to overwhelm the railroad’s network.
UP levying $500 surcharge in Seattle next month
25 Aug 2020
Union Pacific Railroad will institute a $500 surcharge on excess cargo for all shippers in Seattle to divert as many assets to Los Angeles as possible amid record-breaking cargo spikes in Southern California.
UP levying $3,500 surcharge on small shippers out of LA
20 Aug 2020
For the third time this month, Union Pacific has increased spot rates and its peak season surcharge in Los Angeles, raising prices on small shippers to record levels and likely pushing excess cargo back to trucking.