Signs of stronger US trade set stage for trans-Pac contracting
Shifting factors from trade policy to inventories are in play in this year’s trans-Pacific contract talks.A pre-Lunar New Year surge of imports in January has emboldened carriers in the eastbound trans-Pacific to restore rates to compensatory levels as they enter into preliminary service contract negotiations with importers in the coming…
Signs of stronger US trade set stage for trans-Pac contracting
Journal of Commerce