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Panama Canal draft limits in late summer will prevent the largest vessels calling at East and Gulf coast ports from fully loading during peak season. Singapore-registered carrier SeaLead has liquidated after US sanctions, ending its Asia-Middle East, Mediterranean and Baltic services.
An analyst expects higher diesel prices and rising truck rates to support North American intermodal performance in the second half.
Draft restrictions reduce export loading capacity on US East and Gulf coasts, which can widen Gulf basis and slow grain and meal shipments. Higher diesel and truck rates raise the cost of moving feed ingredients inland.
prod.int.joc.comJOC TeamJul 21, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 113 past bullish logistics events, ULSD / Diesel moved a median +0.6% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -2.8% to +4.2%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
