Water

By Daryl Delano -- Logistics Management, 11/1/1998

In contrast to the other modes, average prices in the waterborne freight sector continue to move up. Following increases of 3.8% in August and 1.3% in July, average prices rose another 0.4% in September, despite declines in the recently volatile ocean freight sector. A combination of large gains in both Mississippi and ocean liner charges moved the price index for overall water transport during this year's third quarter 3.5% above its second-quarter average.

% CHANGE VS.: 1 month ago 6 mos. ago 1 yr. ago

Inbound liner -1.0 +25.5 +21.7

Outbound liner -0.8 +2.7 +5.2

Domestic deep sea 0.0 +1.6 -2.6

Grt. Lks.-St. Lawrence 0.0 +0.5 +0.7

Mississippi River +9.2 +17.9 +11.4