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Commentary on the Transpacific Tradelane
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• As mentioned on the 3Q22 earnings call, we expected 4Q22 and 1Q23 to be
challenging in the Transpacific tradelane as retailers' inventories adjust to consumer
demand levels and as ocean liners reduce vessel capacity to meet lower demand
levels
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Currently in the Transpacific marketplace, business conditions remain challenging as
retailers continue to right-size inventories amidst weakening consumer demand,
increasing interest rates and economic uncertainty
- As such, we expect our CLX and CLX+ services in 1Q23 and 1H23 to reflect freight demand
levels below normalized conditions with lower YoY volumes and a lower rate environment
- Absent an economic "hard landing" in the U.S., we expect improved trade dynamics in 2H23
as the Transpacific marketplace transitions to a more normalized level of demand
Regardless of the economic environment, we operate the two fastest and most reliable
ocean services and, as a result, we expect to continue to earn a significant rate
premium to the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI)
Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2022 Earnings Supplement
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