Falling spot rates, strong imports give rise to trans-Pac disconnect

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Falling spot rates, strong imports give rise to trans-Pac disconnect

| Jul 29, 2022 8:00AM EDT
Retailers and forwarders in the eastbound trans-Pacific are facing an unusual dichotomy in which spot rates continue to deteriorate even though monthly import volumes from Asia remain at record or near-record levels.
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