Freight and Logistics Insights

Every week we publish The 5 Minute Shipper, a short briefing on what is actually moving in freight and what it means for the cost and timing of your cargo. Container rates, fuel surcharges, port conditions, customs changes and one route looked at properly. Written for people who move goods, not for people who read shipping news for a living.

The Archive

• Issue 3: The Rhine Has Almost Stopped. If Your Cargo Lands in Rotterdam, Read This
  3 August 2026
  Barge movements on the Rhine are close to a standstill, so inland containers are stacking up at Rotterdam and Antwerp. Ocean rates fell a third week to $4,255 per 40ft, and 72 new UK tariff suspensions took effect on 5 August.
• Issue 2: Container Rates Are Falling. Dover Is Another Story
  27 July 2026
  Container spot rates fell for a second week as carriers returned capacity, while Channel freight through Dover faced six hour queues and Operation Brock on the M20. Plus the new canal transit surcharges by vessel type.
• Issue 1: Fuel Costs Are Rising Again. What That Means for Your Freight This Summer
  20 July 2026
  Bunker fuel up 5% and climbing, container spot rates still far above pre-crisis levels, and a 23% drop in the DFDS fuel surcharge on the UK to Norway ro-ro route.

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