‘Book earlier’ on LatAm-Europe trades as disruptions continue
The Loadstar · Sep 23, 2026
Forwarders are urging those engaged in trade between Europe and Latin America to “book earlier”, amid issues of availability and port congestion on both sides of the tradelane – albeit with little of this playing out in the present shape of rates. According to Container Trades Statistics (CTS), after a difficult start to the year LatAm-bound European volumes have recorded steady increases. July (CTS reports two months in arrears) having seen ...
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