The spread between spot ocean freight rates and the long-term contract market is at its highest since September 2021, equal to $2,500. Ocean spot freight rates have tumbled for a sixth-consecutive ...

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched new price assessments for tanker base freight rates that factor in pricing for alternative fuels, the agency said on Tuesday. The move comes ...

The newly released STB Annual Rail Rate Index Study (Study) summarizes trends in freight rail rates between 1985 and 2019. The Study shows that inflation-adjusted Real Rail Rates have decreased 27% ...

An ocean container capacity crunch has hit global trade just as peak shipping season starts, with freight spot rates up some 30% over the past few weeks and heading higher. Bad weather, longer ocean ...