# Container spot rates creeping up on major east-west trades | Journal of Commerce

> Container spot rates are edging higher on major east-west trades amid US truck capacity losses from tighter electronic logging device enforcement. The Panama Canal will limit transits due to drought from El Niño, and Typhoon Dolphin disrupted nearly half a million TEUs of capacity at major Chinese ports.

- Date: 2017-11-03 · published 2017-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67883-container-spot-rates-creeping-up-on-major-east-west-trades-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Canal transit limits and port disruptions tighten shipping capacity, which can raise freight costs for grain and feed ingredients moving through the Panama Canal and Asian ports.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/container-spot-rates-creeping-up-on-major-east-west-trades-5229472

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