INSIGHTS & RESEARCH
Intelligence for Export Execution
Research, analysis, and educational resources for exporters and drayage operators.
RESEARCH · INDEX
Terminal Volatility Index
Quarterly measurement of cargo receiving window stability across North American container terminals. Institutional index infrastructure.
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Ongoing editorial analysis of schedule volatility, structural market patterns, and operator-level insight.
Read the latest edition → ARTICLES · UPDATESBlog
Product updates, customer stories, research summaries, and TVI-adjacent analysis.
Browse the blog → EDUCATION · DEFINITIONSLearning Center
Search-driven educational content. Definitions, workflows, and buyer journey education for exporters and drayage.
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Recent analysis and structural diagnosis from our ongoing editorial layer.
Don’t just take our word for it…
Jens Van Avermaet, Former Head of Feeder Fulfillment, Maersk
The schedule reliability numbers look amazing on paper, while your inbox sometimes says the opposite.
John Urban, Founder of GT Nexus, Former APL executive
"Execution volatility as a leading indicator - rather than something operators only discover after the fact."
Jeremy Reynolds, Former Trade Execution Leader, Cargill
"The costs to business globally must be in the hundreds of millions each year, if not billions."
CURRENT TVI · Q1 2026
Cross-terminal mean: 34.1
76.8
Yusen Terminals (YTI) - highest
6.2
Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) - lowest
25
Terminals ranked
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Frey Commodities
Frey Commodities
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