The latest freight news for Monday 9 November 2026
Air rates pass last year’s peak as the transpacific becomes shipping’s golden trade
Welcome to the latest Freight Buyers’ Club News Brief. The transpacific is now the most lucrative container trade by some distance, air freight rates have climbed past last year’s peak season, and US truckload spot rates are running at least a third above last year. Here is what freight buyers need to know.
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