ocean freight
63 posts tagged with “ocean freight”
Port of Los Angeles Imports Jump 26% While Exports Fall: The New Imbalance Behind Peak Season Planning
Port of Los Angeles May volumes show imports rising 26% while exports fall 10%, creating a planning imbalance for peak season freight operations.
CXTMS InsightsJune 18, 2026 · 6 min read
West Coast Port Labor Talks Are Already a 2028 Supply Chain Risk
The West Coast port labor contract runs through 2028, but automation, terminal ownership, and trust are already shaping the next supply chain risk cycle.
CXTMS InsightsJune 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Maritime Workforce Risk Is Becoming a Schedule-Reliability Problem
Maritime workforce shortages, crew retention gaps, and shore-based knowledge loss are becoming shipper-facing ocean freight schedule reliability risks.
CXTMS InsightsJune 16, 2026 · 7 min read
Peak Season Frontloading Is Turning Import Timing Into a Finance Decision
Peak season frontloading can protect importers from tariffs and ocean rate spikes, but only when finance can see the full landed-cost and inventory impact.
CXTMS InsightsJune 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Japan-to-U.S. Port Call Expansion Gives Shippers a New Transpacific Planning Lever
New Japan port calls into Los Angeles create more than another ocean option. They give shippers a planning lever for pre-carriage, cutoffs, allocation, and exception control.
CXTMS InsightsJune 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Smart Container Tracking Is Becoming a Pre-Clearance Tool, Not Just a Visibility Feature
Smart container tracking is moving beyond passive visibility into customs preparation, inland booking, and port-to-door execution control.
CXTMS InsightsJune 11, 2026 · 6 min readOcean Carriers Are Layering Peak Season Surcharges Before Peak Season Arrives. Here's the Shipper Playbook.
Ocean carriers including MSC, CMA CGM, and Maersk announced June peak season surcharges of $500–$1,200/TEU for Asia-origin shipments. Here's what shippers need to do right now.
CXTMS InsightsJune 10, 2026 · 5 min read
War Risk Surcharges Just Hit the Strait of Hormuz. Here's What That Means for Asia-Middle East Freight.
CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have imposed emergency conflict surcharges of $1,500–$4,000 per TEU on Hormuz transits. Here's what shippers on Asia–Middle East and Asia–US Gulf Coast lanes need to know.
CXTMS InsightsJune 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Yang Ming’s LNG Bunkering Rollout Makes Alternative Maritime Fuel a Scheduling Problem
Yang Ming’s LNG bunkering milestone shows why alternative maritime fuel adoption is becoming an ocean freight scheduling and documentation challenge.
CXTMS InsightsJune 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Ocean Peak-Season Surcharges Are Returning Before Demand Looks Strong
Ocean carriers are bringing back peak-season surcharges even as import demand remains uneven, creating budgeting and margin risk for freight forwarders.
CXTMS InsightsJune 6, 2026 · 7 min read