China Ocean Freight Index Collapses to Record Low by Wolf Richter • Apr 17, 2016 • 26 Comments Relentless deterioration meets stunning overcapacity.
Is China’s Economy in even Deeper Trouble than We Think? by Wolf Richter • Apr 12, 2016 • 50 Comments Rail freight volume plunges to 2007 levels.
First Ocean Freight Rates Collapse to “Zero,” China Freight Index Plunges to Record Low, Bailouts Loom by Wolf Richter • Mar 28, 2016 • 26 Comments The next stage of “Moral Hazard?”
The Transportation Recession Spreads by Wolf Richter • Feb 4, 2016 • 31 Comments Hope came unglued all over again.
Deep “Freight Recession” Hits Railroads, Trucking, Air Freight by Wolf Richter • Jan 22, 2016 • 95 Comments “Consumers just don’t seem to be showing up….”
Freight Shipments Hammered by Inventory Glut, Weak Demand by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2015 • 19 Comments The goods-based economy swoons.
Dogged by Lousy Global Demand and Wild Overcapacity, China Containerized Freight Index Crashes to Worst Level Ever by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2015 • 4 Comments Bad breath of zero-interest-rate era wafts over real economy.
Toxic Mix Hits Trucking, Orders for New Trucks Totally Collapse, Pummel Manufacturers by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2015 • 26 Comments Slack demand and sudden overcapacity.
Business Inventory Glut Hits US Ports, Container Imports Plunge in Peak Shipping Season by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2015 • 14 Comments That didn’t even happen during the Financial Crisis.
US Freight – Trucking, Rail, all of it – Goes to Heck by Wolf Richter • Nov 12, 2015 • 19 Comments “A drawdown much like the one we saw in 2009 and 2010.”