Comments on: 2008 Ocean Export Capacity Crunch http://www.3plwire.com/2008/03/24/2008-ocean-export-capacity-crunch/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:47:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Maritime Monday 104 | gCaptain.com http://www.3plwire.com/2008/03/24/2008-ocean-export-capacity-crunch/comment-page-1/#comment-99724 Maritime Monday 104 | gCaptain.com Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:42:07 +0000 http://www.3plwire.com/2008/03/24/2008-ocean-export-capacity-crunch/#comment-99724 [...] has “2008 Ocean Export Capacity Crunch” as booming exports have created a shortage of available shipping [...] [...] has “2008 Ocean Export Capacity Crunch” as booming exports have created a shortage of available shipping [...]

]]> By: SwizStick http://www.3plwire.com/2008/03/24/2008-ocean-export-capacity-crunch/comment-page-1/#comment-99317 SwizStick Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:06:45 +0000 http://www.3plwire.com/2008/03/24/2008-ocean-export-capacity-crunch/#comment-99317 One of the carriers I use (imports) told me they had a 5-6 week backlog of exports out of the West Coast. They also told me that from November through March they had raised export rates several times, from $100-600 depending on the commodity and that their export customers were accepting the rates without question. I also spoke with another carrier who claimed they had stopped accepting any new export customers, as well as a temporary halt to export bookings until things cleared up. I honestly haven't seen anything like this on the ocean export side since the mid-90's. One of the carriers I use (imports) told me they had a 5-6 week backlog of exports out of the West Coast. They also told me that from November through March they had raised export rates several times, from $100-600 depending on the commodity and that their export customers were accepting the rates without question.

I also spoke with another carrier who claimed they had stopped accepting any new export customers, as well as a temporary halt to export bookings until things cleared up. I honestly haven’t seen anything like this on the ocean export side since the mid-90’s.

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