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US WEST AND EAST COAST PORT CONGESTION UPDATE – November 5, 2018
US WEST AND EAST COAST PORT CONGESTION UPDATE – November 5, 2018 TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC. offers this update to the ocean market at US West and East Coast ports: TOC Logistics has been advised by our contract carriers at LA/LGB and New Jersey ports of severe...
URGENT OCEAN MARKET UDPATE – October 31, 2018
URGENT OCEAN MARKET UDPATE – October 31, 2018 TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC. here offers an ocean market update with information on the concerning water levels in the German inland waterways and rivers. Because of an extremely long and dry summer, with a lack of...
TRANSPACIFIC OCEAN MARKET UPDATE: September 20, 2018
TRANSPACIFIC OCEAN MARKET UPDATE: September 20, 2018 We have been informed by our carriers that the congestion and overbooking situation in Asia for the TransPac Eastbound lanes is going to get much worse over the next month, at least. TOC has had reports from our...
OCEAN MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT – August 2, 2018
OCEAN MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT – August 2, 2018 A capacity crisis has built up and reached critical mass in the TransPacific Eastbound ocean trade. See the bullet facts following: Currently, the ocean “spot rate” market is running $1,500-2,000.00 HIGHER than most...
OCEAN MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT – MAY 31, 2018
OCEAN MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT – MAY 31, 2018 TOC Logistics International Inc. offers the following ocean market announcement: In light of significant fuel cost increases, the top ocean carriers of the world are announcing Emergency Bunker Surcharges. This is in addition...
OCEAN MARKET UPDATE – May 24, 2018
OCEAN MARKET UPDATE – May 24, 2018 TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC offers the following ocean market update: The National Coordination Committee for the six port workers federations in INDIA has called for a nationwide, one-day, strike on May 28, 2018. Followed...
U.S. TRUCKING AND CONTAINER DRAYAGE MARKET UPDATE – MARCH 12, 2018
U.S. TRUCKING AND CONTAINER DRAYAGE MARKET UPDATE – MARCH 12, 2018 The US Trucking capacity and pricing struggle continues; affected modes beyond traditional trucking are intermodal, and container drayage. The previous updates from February 5, 2018 and February 23,...