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Supply Chain Secrets · August 3 · 22 min

Same Trade Lane, Different Numbers: Decoding Freight Indices

Ocean freight rates are past peak season on the Transpacific and Asia-North Europe, but a widening gap between the NYFI and SCFI on Asia-US West Coast is raising questions about which number actually reflects the market. In this episode, Lars Jensen and Caroline Weaver cover: Why NYFI and SCFI measure fundamentally different things, and how to spot a "phantom GRI" before it costs you What index-linked contracts actually protect you from, and how to pick the right index for your business The current East Coast/West Coast rate divergence and what's driving it Escalating Middle East shipping risk, including the attack on tankers in Damietta, and why carrier profits aren't proof of market manipulation Sign up for weekly podcast highlights and never miss valuable intel.

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Ocean freight rates are past peak season on the Transpacific and Asia-North Europe, but a widening gap between the NYFI and SCFI on Asia-US West Coast is raising questions about which number actually reflects the market.

In this episode, Lars Jensen and Caroline Weaver cover:

  • Why NYFI and SCFI measure fundamentally different things, and how to spot a "phantom GRI" before it costs you
  • What index-linked contracts actually protect you from, and how to pick the right index for your business
  • The current East Coast/West Coast rate divergence and what's driving it
  • Escalating Middle East shipping risk, including the attack on tankers in Damietta, and why carrier profits aren't proof of market manipulation

Sign up for weekly podcast highlights and never miss valuable intel.

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