Container shipping rates can change quickly, often without warning. A shipment that costs one amount today may cost significantly more — or less — just weeks later, even when the cargo and route remain the same. These fluctuations are driven by a mix of global market...
Roughly 80% of global trade by volume still moves across the water, and that share has barely shifted even as faster modes matured. The reason is not habit. Sea freight wins on a rare combination of cost, capacity, and global reach that no other mode matches at scale....
