{"id":14822,"date":"2026-03-10T12:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/?post_type=commodity-category&#038;p=14822"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:06:45","slug":"freight-costs","status":"publish","type":"commodity-category","link":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/markets\/energy-transport\/freight-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Hero section template -->\n<header class=\"hero hero-standard theme-dark bg-fn-ModBgDarkTheme pt-40 md:pt-64 xl:pt-80 pb-40 md:pb-64 xl:pb-80 small medium large\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col xl:grid grid-cols-2 gap-48 md:gap-64\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-2 lg:col-span-1 xl:pr-56 lg:pt-56\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-y-24 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='flex flex-col gap-y-24'><h1 class='h1' data-scroll-class='expanaFadeInUp'>Freight and shipping costs<\/h1><p class='text-md font-labgLight leading-140' data-scroll-class='expanaFadeInUp' data-scroll-delay='500'>Track global freight and shipping costs across land, air and sea with Expana&#8217;s leading commodity intelligence platform.\u00a0<\/p><!-- template-parts\/hero-buttons.php -->\n\n<!-- buttons: start -->\n<div class=\"pt-16 flex flex-col gap-16 md:flex-row \" data-scroll-class=\"expanaFadeInUp\" data-scroll-delay=\"500\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/request-a-demo\/\" class=\"btn btn--filled transition-all border-2 rounded-100 font-labgMed leading-none flex justify-center items-center gap-x-12 px-24 py-16 bg-coreDataGreen border-coreDataGreen text-coreDarkGreen hover:bg-coreDataGreenHover hover:border-coreDataGreenHover inline-flex\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Request a demo\">Request a demo<\/a><\/div>\n<!-- buttons: end -->\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"aspect-4\/3 overflow-hidden rounded-12\" data-scroll-class=\"expanaFadeInUp\" data-scroll-delay=\"500\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Aerial top view of cargo ship carrying containers\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-800x640.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-25x20.jpg 25w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-58x46.jpg 58w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-40x32.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cargo_ship-120x96.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<!-- .module.introduction: start -->\n<div  class=\"module introduction theme-light pt-40 md:pt-64 xl:pt-80 pb-0 hidden show-small:block show-medium:block show-large:block relative z-10\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container md:grid grid-cols-12\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"content col-span-12 md:col-span-8 \">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2\" data-scroll-class=\"expanaFadeInUp\">Expana &#8211; 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