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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 carriers that several strings are so overbooked that...
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 contracted rates. Vessel operators, in collusion...
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 contracted rates. Vessel operators, in collusion...
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 to any normal quarterly fluctuations. TOC...
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 immediately by an indefinite strike...
Rail Congestion Delays Impacting Inbound Trains From Los Angeles
We wanted to relay the news that customers’ cargo coming to inland destinations from Los Angeles is being adversely impacted by rail delays with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and the Union Pacific (UP). There is tremendous congestion, owing in part to a push...
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, 2018 (below) are still valid and offer a realistic progression of the...
US TRUCKING AND DRAYAGE MARKET UPDATE – FEBRUARY 23, 2018
TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC offers this supplemental market update from our previous notice of under capacity and shortage of drivers in the US Trucking and Drayage Market; The snowball effect resulting from the following current conditions, has reached critical...
TRUCK CAPACITY UPDATE – FEBRUARY 5, 2018
TOC Logistics International, Inc. regrets to inform that the truck capacity situation in the United States is creating a severe problem to the supply chain community. Our team received a letter from the 3rd largest vessel operator stating, “The US trucking industry is...
PRESIDENT TRUMP DECIDES ON A 5% INCREASE ON ALL SECTION 301 DUTIES FOR CHINESE-ORIGIN PRODUCTS
TOC LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL INC. would like to provide the following update regarding Chinese-origin products: On Friday morning August 23rd, news broke that the Beijing decided to impose an additional 5% – 10% duty on approximately $75 billion in US exports to China....