Latest News Amazon pushes further into logistics space with launch of LTL service India-USWC rates jump as carriers redeploy capacity to hotter trans-Pacific trade Asia-South America rates surge after months of carrier blank sailings Global air freight capacity shortages to put brakes on demand growth Drayage operators in Long Beach rewarded for purchasing EV trucks More News ✕ More News & Analysis Amazon pushes further into logistics space with launch of LTL service But third-party logistics providers and brokerages — which have been playing an increasing role in the LTL sector — are more likely to feel the heat from Amazon’s competition than asset-based LTL carriers, sources told the Journal of Commerce. India-USWC rates jump as carriers redeploy capacity to hotter trans-Pacific trade Forwarders have linked the sudden boost in rates to lower vessel capacity rather than an indication of resurgent demand, with liners shifting vessels to the more lucrative eastbound trans-Pac trade out of China. Asia-South America rates surge after months of carrier blank sailings Spot rates from North Asia to Brazil are pushing near two-year highs after blanks on the trade lane last month jumped to their highest in at least three years.