For importers, exporters, and commodity shippers who need timely container freight intelligence to plan shipments and manage freight cost exposure.

Container freight rates and port conditions change rapidly. The Container Market Update is published twice per month by Juan Estrada, StoneX's container market specialist, and covers the specific ports, trade lanes, and risk factors most relevant to companies moving physical goods across global markets, including:

• Freight rate trends by trade lane
• Port updates
• Port disruptions and congestion levels
• Geopolitical impacts on global shipping networks
• Blank sailing and surcharge developments
• Spot market benchmarks across key Latin America, Transpacific, and Transatlantic corridors
• Container freight capacity