Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Ten minutes. Everything moving in global freight. Container Bytes delivers weekly ocean and air cargo market data, rate trends, and forecasts, all designed for supply chain professionals who need signal, not noise. Brought to you by Freightos, the global freight booking platform and starring Judah Levine, Freightos' market analyst. Serious freight updates from people who don't take themselves too seriously.
Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #10: The No Big Deal 48% WoW (!) China - US Rate Increase
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Got good news and bad news for your today, freight podcast friend.
Good news? The Houthis said they would stop firing on ships in the Red Sea (but container liners aren't holding their breath).
The bad news? A 48% increase in China - US West Coast rates (and a confusing 3% drop on China - US East Coast).
Ready for a game of GRI Madness? Then how about throwing in a healthy dose of tariff Supreme Court indicators to round it out?
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Chapters
00:00:00 — Red Sea “ceasefire” headlines: what it could mean for ships, transit times, and rates. Suez talks, risk tolerance, and the first-mover dilemma
01:44 — Tariff tea leaves: Supreme Court arguments and what a “low tariff window” could trigger
03:25 — Macro vibe check: peak season fades (ocean), ramps (air), FAA blip, and capacity watch
03:58 — Ocean: GRI Madness edition—China→US West Coast up ~48% and holding, blank sailings in play
05:08 — Air cargo: China→US at ~$6.30/kg, Europe near ~$4/kg, ecom shifts and capacity agility
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