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A key takeaway from the firm’s research addressed net absorption, which came in at 76.6 million square-feet (MSF), for the third quarter, marking the best quarterly total going back to the first quarter 2023, as well as the second straight quarter that net absorption topped 70 MSF, with year-to-date net absorption topping 203 MSF, for what the firm said was its best run over a nine-month period since late 2022.
For the week of October 12, the national average price per gallon, at $6.179, fell $0.02, following an 18.3-cent decline to $6.199, for the week of October 5, and a 14.4-cent decrease to $6.382, for the week of September28.
Given the myriad of concurrent issues and events within the global supply chain, at the moment, such as geopolitical issues and conflict, trade tensions and tariffs, and high energy prices, among others, it is difficult to make an argument against persistent volatility these days.
Total volume, at 1,042,652 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), marked an 18.07% annual increase, representing the highest-volume month in its 118 years of operations, topping the previous monthly record—of 1,019,837 TEU—set in July 2025 by more than 20,000 units, or roughly two more ships’ worth of cargo.
September imports, at 2.63 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increasing 9.1% annually, following a 2.3% annual gain in August, with total third quarter imports up 2.5% annually, following a 5.6% first quarter increase. Through the first nine months of 2026, total imports are up 1.5% annually.
The report observed that despite real challenges that could evolve into full-fledged crises, including inflation, high energy prices, rising interest rates, and global conflicts, the overall economy is performing much better than expected.
For the week of October 19, the national average, at $6.276 per gallon, rose 9.7 cents, following a $0.02-cent decrease, to $6.179, for the week of October 12, 18.3-cent decline to $6.199, for the week of October 5, and a 14.4-cent decrease to $6.382, for the week of September 28.
In its forecast, NRF called for holiday retail sale to rise 4.2% annually, to $1.013 trillion, topping its 2025 forecast made a year ago, pointing to a 3.1% annual gain, to $972 billion.
Following a July ruling made by a Dallas County, Texas jury in an advisory verdict against Eden Prairie, Minn.-based global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson and also two other defendants in “a lawsuit related to a trucking accident involving an independent motor carrier,” with compensatory damages of $604 million that could be assessed against C.H. Robinson, late last week the Dallas County court ruled against Robinson, holding the company responsible for $604 million in damages.
The September Van TVI, at 252, fell 1% compared to August and was down 1% annually, said DAT. The Reefer TVI, at 178, was down 5% compared to August and down 10% annually. And the Flatbed TVI, at 298, rose 2% compared to August and was off 7% annually.
