tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555195201026706903.post5987105924293974273..comments2024-01-10T09:35:36.338+10:00Comments on The Shipping Bloke's Blog by Brad Skelton: Freight rates are on the up.Abegail Madayaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679832387541821169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555195201026706903.post-58885506267344764022009-07-27T10:28:40.266+10:002009-07-27T10:28:40.266+10:00Thanks Matt. Interesting times..Thanks Matt. Interesting times..Brad Skeltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255369643691132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555195201026706903.post-78058281337635193682009-07-24T22:54:56.133+10:002009-07-24T22:54:56.133+10:00Great post Brad. We are seeing the amendments and...Great post Brad. We are seeing the amendments and GRI's come in as well from our forwarder clients. We manage their rates for them and provide a least cost carrier portal to their operations teams. Hit it right on the nail. <br><br>Matt Motsick<br>Catapult International<br>www.gocatapult.com<br>twitter: gocatapultCatapult Intlhttp://www.gocatapult.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555195201026706903.post-8145303740822205822009-07-24T11:50:10.953+10:002009-07-24T11:50:10.953+10:00Thanks mate! I checked you out on twitter and am f...Thanks mate! I checked you out on twitter and am following your updates now. The Lloyds List reported that NOL's revenue has fallen on average 29% per 40' container. I know other carriers have gone lower than that so perhaps they are lagging behind? Either way..sad state of affairs for these carriers. Then again ship owners traditionally are either making lots of money or losing lots of money. BradBrad Skeltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895255369643691132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555195201026706903.post-58313190729973206462009-07-24T10:30:19.785+10:002009-07-24T10:30:19.785+10:00great read, have posted to my twitter account, hop...great read, have posted to my twitter account, hopefully gets you some traffic, http://twitter.com/logisticsnews if you are on twitter please follow me so i can follow you back. Hopefully rates dont go up to much, i saw NOL are considering holding their rates down, will be interesting to see how it goes over the busy season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com