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Peak Season 2026 Came Early: How Shippers Should Book Through It
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Peak Season 2026 Came Early: How Shippers Should Book Through It

Front-loading ahead of tariff deadlines pulled peak season forward into the second quarter of 2026. What that means for booking, allocation and Q4 capacity.

Aug 3, 20264 min read
Freight Market Update, September 2026: A Sharper Gulf, a Longer Peak
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Freight Market Update, September 2026: A Sharper Gulf, a Longer Peak

Six weeks ago we covered a Gulf crisis pushing traffic around the Cape and an early peak season expected to fade. Neither read holds up unchanged. The Gulf situation has escalated further, and peak season did not fade, it got a second, larger wave nobody forecast a month ago.

Sep 21, 20266 min read
Peak Season 2026 Wasn’t Over When Everyone Said It Was
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Peak Season 2026 Wasn’t Over When Everyone Said It Was

On 3 August, this publication covered an early 2026 peak season expected to fade by autumn. Six weeks later, the National Retail Federation reversed its own forecast, ports posted their busiest summer on record, and ocean rates climbed instead of easing. Here is what actually happened.

Sep 21, 20265 min read