Xeneta Press Releases

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Ominous signs on the Xeneta XSI® point to a brutal 2024 for ocean freight carriers

Nov 30, 2023

Air Freight Outlook 2024: A return of classic seasonality but risk remain on the horizon.

Nov 27, 2023

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: AIR CARGO DEMAND IN OCTOBER WAS SUB-SEASONAL COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS

Nov 2, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Upturn in the ocean freight shipping market proves to be a false dawn

Nov 1, 2023

Blog | Ocean freight

Capacity management in ocean freight shipping will be key in coming years, and index-based pricing could offer a solution

Oct 26, 2023

Blog | Air freight

XENETA SUMMIT: OCEAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY MUST INVEST AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS

Oct 25, 2023

Blog | Air freight

Xeneta forecasts a stormy 2024 as shipping lines set sights on freight rate increases

Oct 18, 2023

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: ‘LESS BUMPY’ GLOBAL AIR CARGO MARKET AND TRADITIONAL SEASONALITY LIFT VOLUMES UP 6% IN SEPTEMBER AS MORE SHIPPERS AND FORWARDERS OPT FOR LONGER-TERM CONTRACTS

Oct 5, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: A turning point for the ocean freight industry? Data reveals first rise in long-term ocean freight rates in a year

Sep 27, 2023

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: AIR CARGO DEMAND GROWTH ‘MAY BE A FEW QUARTERS AWAY’ AS AUGUST SEES SPOT RATES HIT THEIR LOWEST LEVEL IN OVER THREE YEARS

Sep 8, 2023

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Carriers drive up ocean freight rates on main Far East to US West Coast trade with savvy capacity cuts

Sep 7, 2023

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates plunge by more than 60% in year of decline, but changing fortunes appear imminent

Aug 31, 2023

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Latest data is ‘a wake-up call’ for shippers, as Xeneta argues now is the time to negotiate long-term rates

Aug 23, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Amid Record-Low Trans-Atlantic Trade Rates, Shippers Must Seize Opportunities Before Market Rebounds

Aug 17, 2023

Container Rates Alert: Spot rates rally on key Far East trade lanes after latest GRI moves

Aug 10, 2023

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: JULY DEMAND INDICATES A ‘WINTER OF DISCONTENT’ FOR AIRLINES AND FORWARDERS AS GLOBAL AIR CARGO RATES CONTINUE TO PLUNGE

Aug 7, 2023

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: Volume Decline Slows in June but 'FOMO' Causes Irrational Air Cargo Pricing Environment

Jul 13, 2023

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates fall again, with almost 50% drop in key pricing benchmark across last three months

Jun 29, 2023

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

A tale of two trades: Xeneta data reveals differing fortunes for Northern Europe and Mediterranean rates from the Far East

Jun 21, 2023

CONTAINER RATE ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates collapse by almost 30% in a month as new US contracts reflect market reality

May 30, 2023

Ocean freight rates plummet from peaks across European export trades, but main plot fails to reveal full story

May 11, 2023

Geopolitical tensions and ‘friendshoring’ may redefine global trade patterns, warns Xeneta

Apr 20, 2023

Yang Ming named container industry's 'emission hero' for Q4'22 by Xeneta

Apr 3, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Global long-term container rates down by a quarter since August 2022

Mar 30, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Reefer spot rates soon back to pre-pandemic levels as dry premium dissolves

Mar 9, 2023

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: AIR CARGO CAPACITY ROSE ABOVE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL IN FEBRUARY FOR FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS

Mar 2, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Global long-term container rates arrest decline in February, buoyed by surge in US export rates

Feb 27, 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Divide between long-term and spot rates dissolves, as shippers look to call shots in contract negotiations

Feb 16, 2023

CONTAINER SHIPPING CARRIER RANKING: Xeneta reveals container industry’s first emissions heroes and villains, with focus on main Far East to South America trade

Feb 9, 2023

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: Westbound Trans-Atlantic Air Cargo Demand Up 6% In January But Global Uncertainty Remains

Feb 2, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Record-breaking fall in long-term rates for ocean freight, as carriers brace for stormy 2023

Jan 31, 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Cold reception for reefers in China sees volumes, and rates, slip on main Europe to Far East trade

Jan 26, 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Transatlantic trouble as extra capacity undermines freight rates

Jan 19, 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Chinese New Year fails to bring joy for carriers, as blank sailings soar

Jan 12, 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Spot rates collapsed across major front- and backhaul routes through 2022, while long-term rates resisted market storm

Jan 5, 2023

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: A ‘glass half full’ for all air cargo stakeholders as 2022 bows out with less demand and lower rates

Jan 4, 2023

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Calm before storm, as long-term ocean freight rates hold steady ahead of expected New Year pain

Dec 22, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Spot rates out of Far East almost 2000 USD cheaper per FEU than long-term rates in dramatic turnaround

Dec 8, 2022

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: General air cargo demand fell for a ninth consecutive month in November, but decline slows

Dec 7, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Sharp decline for long-term ocean freight rates signals “an end to record-breaking quarters” for carriers

Nov 30, 2022

Xeneta forecasts falls in freight rates, volumes and demand as storm clouds gather for 2023

Nov 23, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: North Europe to Far East spot rates now below pre-pandemic levels, as backhaul follows fronthaul fall

Nov 17, 2022

Xeneta and Marine Benchmark partner to launch Carbon Emissions Index (CEI)

Nov 9, 2022

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: No peak season in sight as general air cargo market demands dips -8% in October

Nov 2, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Stubborn long-term rates refuse to follow in footsteps of huge spot declines, but change is coming

Oct 31, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Spot rates collapse continues, as prices fall two thirds since May on main Far East to US West Coast corridor

Oct 6, 2022

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: General spot rates fell 9% in September as lower demand and more capacity impacted a ‘jumpy’ air cargo market

Oct 5, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: The slide begins, as long-term shipping rates fall for first time since January

Sep 29, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Demand, capacity and spot rates slump on key Far East to US West Coast corridor

Sep 22, 2022

Blog | Company

Xeneta Raises $80 Million led by Apax Digital

Sep 13, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Xeneta questions ‘myths’ of heavily declining container volumes and bunker price unrest

Sep 8, 2022

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: August air cargo data could signal a better-than-expected peak season

Sep 7, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term shipping rates stand strong, for now, in the face of softening global demand

Aug 31, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Reefer rates defy global spot trends on North Europe to Far East trades

Aug 26, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: South American spot rate gap set to narrow as shippers take advantage of lower Far East to West Coast rates

Aug 19, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Short- and long-term rates converge on Far East to US routes, offering opportunity for carriers and shippers alike

Aug 11, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Ocean freight capacity and volumes continue US West to East coast shift, with port congestion following suit

Aug 4, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term shipping rates finally peak, but now stand 112% up year-on-year

Jul 28, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Long-term rates “through the roof” for trades into New Zealand and Australia, with some contracts up over 400% since 2019

Jul 22, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Spot rate developments show fluctuating fortunes for ocean and air freight out of Far East

Jul 14, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term shipping rates shrug off uncertainty to rise again

Jun 30, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Shipping costs soar with long term rates up 150% YoY

May 31, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Long-term reefer rates soar to all-time highs on US West Coast to Far East trades

May 19, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Mixed results across main trades as carriers work to balance demand and capacity to protect rates

May 12, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Air freight capacity takes off, and rates descend, with boost in Europe-US flight numbers

May 3, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Demand, disruption and deft carrier strategies fuel new highs for long-term ocean freight rates

Apr 28, 2022

Xeneta Appoints Bridget Shea As Board Member

Apr 26, 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Long-term container rates plummet on key US to Far East routes

Apr 19, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates up almost 100% year-on-year

Mar 31, 2022

Xeneta Appoints Two New Executives to Key Sales Leadership Positions

Mar 24, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT : Long-term ocean freight rates on the rise again, as demand, congestion and geopolitical uncertainty squeeze shippers

Mar 1, 2022

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Early dip in long-term ocean freight rates fails to tarnish exceptional year for carriers

Jan 31, 2022

Xeneta Acquires Leading Provider of Air Freight Market Intelligence, CLIVE Data Services

Jan 27, 2022

Xeneta and Compass Financial Technologies Partner to Launch the Industry’s Most In-Depth Daily Container Freight Index

Dec 8, 2021

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: "Astronomical” monthly hike pushes long-term ocean freight rates up 121% year-on-year

Nov 30, 2021

Xeneta Welcomes Jesper Kjaedegaard as Board Member

Nov 11, 2021

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Strong demand and supply chain strain continue to drive long-term ocean freight rates

Oct 28, 2021

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates now up over 90% year-on-year

Sep 30, 2021

Xeneta Appoints Peter Sand as Chief Analyst

Sep 8, 2021

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Rising long-term rates and port congestion compound cargo owner woes

Aug 31, 2021

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Shippers stunned as long-term rates surge by almost 30% in a month

Aug 5, 2021

Ocean freight contract market increase slows, no relief for shippers

Jul 5, 2021

Xeneta Closes $28.5M Series C as Industry Faces Challenges

Jun 17, 2021

Xeneta selects CLIVE Data Services’ ‘dynamic loadfactor’ data and analyses to deliver complete air cargo market intelligence

Jun 11, 2021

Sky’s the limit, as demand drives hike in long-term rates

May 27, 2021

Blog | XSI

Shippers on the ropes as long-term contracted rates hit highs

Apr 28, 2021

Xeneta launches public Shipping Index (XSI®) for short-term market

Apr 22, 2021

Blog | XSI

Carriers flex financial muscles as rates climb continues

Mar 29, 2021

Blog

Long-term contracted rates climb to highs as industry hits overdrive

Feb 25, 2021

Blog | XSI

Container turmoil driving long-term freight rates to historic highs

Jan 27, 2021

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: no crisis for carriers as long-term contracted rates continue upward trajectory, but what awaits in 2021?

Nov 24, 2020

Blog | XSI

Grim economic outlook spurs fall in long-term ocean freight rates

Jun 30, 2020

Blog | XSI

Continued global uncertainty hits rates, worst fears to be realized

May 28, 2020

Blog | XSI

Strategies from carriers help rates stand strong in face of COVID-19

Apr 29, 2020

Blog | XSI

COVID-19 culpable as long-term contracted rates fall

Mar 30, 2020

Blog | XSI

Long-term contracts currently hold despite Coronavirus chaos

Feb 27, 2020

Blog | XSI

Increase in rates, concerns over recouping cost of IMO compliance

Jan 30, 2020

Lack of sulphur surcharge transparency raises market concerns

Dec 23, 2019

Further disruption expected despite best efforts from leading carriers

Oct 31, 2019

Trade war impacting on Far East–US, carriers improve fundamentals

Jul 30, 2019

Xeneta tracks slight decline in contracted rates for June

Jun 28, 2019

Increased rates for container ship segment as new contracts finalize

May 30, 2019

Xeneta reveals rates decline in contract market for major corridors

May 2, 2019

Builds on February Recovery with Cautious Rates Rise Through March

Mar 28, 2019

XSI® reveals container segment boost, increased US exports/EU imports

Feb 28, 2019

Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) Long-Term Contracts Update January 2019

Jan 25, 2019

Executives must watch both sea and air amid trade war tensions

Dec 12, 2018

Xeneta unveils public indices delivering monthly insights on long-term ocean freight rate development

Nov 27, 2018

Xeneta transforms ocean freight rate negotiations and launches XSI™

Jun 27, 2018

Xeneta Data Powers DNB Markets Forecasting Model

Jun 6, 2018

Xeneta hires Dussler to spearhead US growth

May 23, 2018

Xeneta achieves Gartner Cool Vendor status

May 16, 2018

Xeneta's Desire to Provide Full Picture of Ocean Freight Rate Data Sees 161% Growth Over Past Year

Feb 19, 2018

Xeneta Looks to Emulate Ocean Success with Move into Air Freight Rates

Dec 14, 2017

Blog

Xeneta Introduces Powerhouse NVO Commercial Team

Dec 4, 2017

Xeneta Launches Reefer Container Rates

Nov 30, 2017

Mega Ships More Dangerous Than Trump for Recovering the Industry?

Aug 29, 2017

Xeneta Hires Michael Braun as Director, Value Engineering

Mar 16, 2017

Xeneta Raises $12MN in a Series B Round from Smedvig Capital

Feb 9, 2017

Rates have risen, but 2017 holds further uncertainty for market

Jan 11, 2017

Container shipping market still rocked by unpredictability

Oct 27, 2016

Xeneta CEO winner of Lloyd's List Next Generation Shipping Award

Sep 29, 2016

News: Xeneta aims to crack US market with New York opening

Sep 26, 2016

News: Shipper community reeling from Hanjin aftershocks

Sep 19, 2016

News: Rising rates disguise fundamental weakness of container segment

Sep 6, 2016

Panama Canal extension may be bad news for container ship carriers

Jul 7, 2016

News: No silver lining for container shipping in Brexit storm

Jun 30, 2016

Recovering Far East Asia–North Europe corridor pose risks for shippers

Jun 22, 2016

News: The top three reasons ocean freight shippers switch containership carriers

Jun 9, 2016

Xeneta proposes revolution in shipping, market with ‘commodity’ status

May 18, 2016

Type of container cargo no longer affects price in oversupplied market

Apr 26, 2016

Big volume shipping no longer means big value rates, reveals Xeneta

Mar 29, 2016

News: Long-Term Contract Data Confirms Freight Rates Decline

Dec 15, 2015

Two New Big Data Shipping Products Mending Container Freight Industry

Oct 28, 2015

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CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates fall again, with almost 50% drop in key pricing benchmark across last three months

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Ominous signs on the Xeneta XSI® point to a brutal 2024 for ocean freight carriers

Blog | Air freight

Air Freight Outlook 2024: A return of classic seasonality but risk remain on the horizon.

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: AIR CARGO DEMAND IN OCTOBER WAS SUB-SEASONAL COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Upturn in the ocean freight shipping market proves to be a false dawn

Blog | Ocean freight

Capacity management in ocean freight shipping will be key in coming years, and index-based pricing could offer a solution

Blog | Air freight

XENETA SUMMIT: OCEAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY MUST INVEST AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS

Blog | Air freight

Xeneta forecasts a stormy 2024 as shipping lines set sights on freight rate increases

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: ‘LESS BUMPY’ GLOBAL AIR CARGO MARKET AND TRADITIONAL SEASONALITY LIFT VOLUMES UP 6% IN SEPTEMBER AS MORE SHIPPERS AND FORWARDERS OPT FOR LONGER-TERM CONTRACTS

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: A turning point for the ocean freight industry? Data reveals first rise in long-term ocean freight rates in a year

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: AIR CARGO DEMAND GROWTH ‘MAY BE A FEW QUARTERS AWAY’ AS AUGUST SEES SPOT RATES HIT THEIR LOWEST LEVEL IN OVER THREE YEARS

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Carriers drive up ocean freight rates on main Far East to US West Coast trade with savvy capacity cuts

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates plunge by more than 60% in year of decline, but changing fortunes appear imminent

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Latest data is ‘a wake-up call’ for shippers, as Xeneta argues now is the time to negotiate long-term rates

Blog | Shipping rates

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Amid Record-Low Trans-Atlantic Trade Rates, Shippers Must Seize Opportunities Before Market Rebounds

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

Container Rates Alert: Spot rates rally on key Far East trade lanes after latest GRI moves

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: JULY DEMAND INDICATES A ‘WINTER OF DISCONTENT’ FOR AIRLINES AND FORWARDERS AS GLOBAL AIR CARGO RATES CONTINUE TO PLUNGE

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: Volume Decline Slows in June but 'FOMO' Causes Irrational Air Cargo Pricing Environment

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates fall again, with almost 50% drop in key pricing benchmark across last three months

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

A tale of two trades: Xeneta data reveals differing fortunes for Northern Europe and Mediterranean rates from the Far East

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATE ALERT: Long-term ocean freight rates collapse by almost 30% in a month as new US contracts reflect market reality

Blog | Shipping rates

Ocean freight rates plummet from peaks across European export trades, but main plot fails to reveal full story

Blog | Market Analysis

Geopolitical tensions and ‘friendshoring’ may redefine global trade patterns, warns Xeneta

Blog | CEI

Yang Ming named container industry's 'emission hero' for Q4'22 by Xeneta

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Global long-term container rates down by a quarter since August 2022

Blog | Weekly Rate Update

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Reefer spot rates soon back to pre-pandemic levels as dry premium dissolves

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: AIR CARGO CAPACITY ROSE ABOVE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL IN FEBRUARY FOR FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Global long-term container rates arrest decline in February, buoyed by surge in US export rates

Blog | Weekly Rate Update 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Divide between long-term and spot rates dissolves, as shippers look to call shots in contract negotiations

Blog | Sustainability

CONTAINER SHIPPING CARRIER RANKING: Xeneta reveals container industry’s first emissions heroes and villains, with focus on main Far East to South America trade

Blog | Air freight

AIR FREIGHT RATE ALERT: Westbound Trans-Atlantic Air Cargo Demand Up 6% In January But Global Uncertainty Remains

Blog | XSI

CONTAINER RATES ALERT: Record-breaking fall in long-term rates for ocean freight, as carriers brace for stormy 2023

Blog | Weekly Rate Update 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Cold reception for reefers in China sees volumes, and rates, slip on main Europe to Far East trade

Blog | Weekly Rate Update 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Transatlantic trouble as extra capacity undermines freight rates

Blog | Weekly Rate Update 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Chinese New Year fails to bring joy for carriers, as blank sailings soar

Blog | Weekly Rate Update 2023

WEEKLY FREIGHT RATE UPDATE: Spot rates collapsed across major front- and backhaul routes through 2022, while long-term rates resisted market storm