Negotiations for long-term container contracts this year resulted in a significant increase in long-term freight rates for both imports and exports on all routes after renewal due to the tight supply-demand situation that has persisted since last year. On the other hand, congestion and capacity shortages in inland areas such as ports, railroads and warehouses are not expected to improve. There is also a serious increase in the load and cost of maintaining services in the field. The challenge is how to maintain and improve services as an important infrastructure that supports the supply chain.
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See AllOcean freight rates increased via the West Coast of North America (+0.1% week-on-week). Freight rates via the East Coast of North America (-3.1%), South Korea (-5%), and Europe (-1.1%) decreased.
According to the January airport operations report released by Narita International Airport (NAA), the number of cargo flights to and from the airport totaled 2,500 (-39% y/y). The decrease was due to
The ranking of forwarders of international airfreight cargo volume from Japan for January 2023 has been revealed: No. 1 was Nippon Express with 13,272 tons (-33.7% y/y), No. 2 was Kintetsu Express wit
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