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Canadian wholesale sales rose 0.3 percent to $85.7 billion in February (2025-04-15)

Statistics Canada says the largest increase came from the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector ...

Atlantic whales protection measures will keep ships in slow mode this summer (2025-04-13)

Canada will continue to apply vessel traffic management measures including speed restrictions throughout much of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ...

American railroads combined freight traffic up 11.2 percent in first week of April (2025-04-11)

Carload total was up 8.5 percent while containers and trailers were up 13.6 percent ...

Great Lakes iron ore shipments decreased in March (2025-04-11)

Iron ore shipments are 15.2 percent below their 5-year average for the first three months of the year ...

U.S. international trade deficit was down to $122.7 billion in February (2025-04-10)

February exports were $278.5 billion, up $8.0 billion from January, imports were $401.1 billion, down $0.1 billion ...

February was a robust month for the Port of New York and New Jersey (2025-04-09)

February's total volume of 699,240 TEUs represented a 10.6% increase from the 632,455 TEUs recorded in February 2024 ...

Maersk's APM Terminals acquires Panama Canal railway company (2025-04-09)

Single-line railway adjacent to the Panama Canal facilitates cargo movement between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ...

Port Houston orders 16 new hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes and retrofits eight existing units (2025-04-08)

The new cranes will be equipped with advanced features such as auto-steering & stack collision prevention ...

Arbitrator issues final ruling in contract for 6,000 employees of CN railway (2025-04-08)

The ruling comes after government ended CN and union lockout / strike actions in the summer of 2024 ...

Port of Vancouver highlights collaborative actions to protect at-risk whales (2025-04-07)

The year 2024 marked the ten-year anniversary of the ECHO program, which was launched in 2014 in collaboration with partners ...

IATA reports global air passenger demand growth slowed slightly in February (2025-04-04)

International demand rose 5.6% compared to February 2024 while domestic demand fell 1.9% ...

Weather impacted Port Houston cargo volumes in February (2025-04-03)

Fog restricted visibility and therefore the navigation of vessels along the Houston ship channel ...

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports up 19.6% January (2025-04-03)

Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 380,486 aircraft movements ...

Hapag Lloyd modernizes vessels on the Montreal-Mediterranean service (2025-04-02)

This fleet modernization reflects Hapag Lloyd's commitment to improve the quality of shipping ...

Port of New York and New Jersey started 2025 with positive upswings (2025-04-01)

Total volume for January was 720,747 TEUs, an 8% rise compared to the 667,346 TEUs posted in January 2024 ...

Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased in January (2025-04-01)

Canadian General Freight Index shows both base rates and fuel surcharges increased ...

Asia Pacific Airlines passenger and cargo demand continue to grow (2025-03-31)

Asia Pacific airlines saw increases in both international air passenger and cargo markets in February ...

Canada's gross domestic product grew 0.4% in January (2025-03-31)

Statistics Canada reports Both goods-producing and services-producing industries were up, with 13 of 20 sectors rising in January ...

Port of Savannah achieves busiest February on record (2025-03-28)

Georgia Ports moved 479,850 twenty-foot equivalent container units, a 6% increase over the same month last year ...

North American transborder freight rose 8.2% in January (2025-03-28)

Freight between the U.S. and Canada was up 8.6% from January 2024 and freight between the U.S. and Mexico rose 7.9% ...

IATA establishes the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (2025-03-27)

New organization will manage the IATA-developed Sustainable Aviation Fuel Registry when it is released ...

Port of New York and New Jersey announces 33-year lease extension with APM Terminals (2025-03-27)

This agreement includes major investments and capacity enhancements by APM Terminals at its container terminal ...

Port of Los Angeles cargo volume remained strong into February (2025-03-26)

The Port processed 801,398 TEUs last month, 2.5 percent more than last year ...

St. Lawrence Seaway begins 67th navigation season (2025-03-26)

The marine highway extends 3,700 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes ...

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma total container volume was up 13.7% in February (2025-03-25)

Shippers bringing orders forward to avoid expected tariffs continue to push strong volumes ...

Thousands of U.S. rail workers ratify new national contract with several railroads (2025-03-25)

Five-year Tentative Agreement covers the period from January 1, 2025, to July 1, 2029 ...

Global trade hit record $33 trillion in 2024 according to UN Trade and Development (2025-03-24)

Services drove growth, rising 9% for the year and adding $700 billion - nearly 60% of the total growth ...

American truck tonnage index jumped 3% in February (2025-03-21)

February's gains followed a slight decline in January according to the American Trucking Associations ...

U.S. airlines carried 83.3 million scheduled service passengers in December (2025-03-21)

BTS reported 72.1 million domestic passengers and 11.2 million international passengers ...

U.S. Customs processed over 2.7 million entry summaries in February (2025-03-20)

CBP reports monthly imports valued at more than $303 billion, identifying estimated duties of more than $7.6 billion ...

Canadian wholesale sales rose 1.2% to $85.1 billion in January (2025-03-20)

The largest increases came from the motor vehicle and parts and accessories subsector, and the building material and supplies subsector ...

CPKC clerical and intermodal employees ratify new collective agreement (2025-03-19)

This is the third new collective agreement ratified this year by CPKC employees in Canada ...

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach rose for a ninth consecutive month in February (2025-03-17)

Retailers continued to move goods ahead of anticipated tariffs placed on some imported products and materials ...

Canadian manufacturing sales increased 1.7% to $73.0 billion in January (2025-03-17)

Higher sales in the motor vehicle industry group as well as petroleum and coal, while chemical product sales declined the most ...

U.S. freight transportation services index fell 0.4% in January (2025-03-14)

BTS reports decreases in air freight, rail carload, rail intermodal and trucking, while water and pipeline increased ...

A record 158 million metric tonnes of cargo moved through the port of Vancouver in 2024 (2025-03-13)

Almost as much cargo moved through the Port of Vancouver in 2024 as was handled by Canada's next five largest ports combined ...

U.S. import cargo levels continue to rise among uncertainty over tariffs (2025-03-13)

The U.S. National Retail Federation reports January volumes were up 4.4% from December and up 13.4% year over year ...

The Port of Long Beach is launching programs to accelerate emissions reductions (2025-03-12)

Two new incentive programs totaling $57.4 million supporting the purchase of zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment and cleaner harbor craft ...

Canada expands air transport agreement with Senegal (2025-03-12)

Airlines can begin offering services under this new agreement immediately ...

Canada is taking further action to protect the Southern Resident killer whale (2025-03-11)

The species has been listed as endangered since 2003, and as of July 1, 2024, only 73 individuals remain ...

Port Houston sees biggest January on record (2025-03-11)

Port Houston kicked off the year handling 356,407 TEUs, reflecting a 7% increase compared to the same month last year ...

Port of Hamburg reports freight volumes were up in 2024 (2025-03-10)

At 7.8 million TEUs, container throughput at the Port of Hamburg grew by 0.9 percent compared to 2023 ...

Port of Baltimore saw a recovery milestone following Key Bridge allision and collapse (2025-03-10)

The Port handled 45.9 million tons of cargo in 2024, making it the second-best ever year after 2023 ...

St. Lawrence Seaway cargo reached 37 million tonnes in 2024 navigation season (2025-03-07)

Grain increased 12%, while potash grew 14%, liquid bulk increased 10% and general cargo increased 14% ...

Canada and Ghana reach first-time air transport agreement (2025-03-07)

Canada and Ghana can designate multiple airlines to operate scheduled air services between the two countries ...

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma full international imports increased 34.7% in January (2025-03-06)

Full international exports increased 4.5% and were 5.7% above the ports' five-year average ...

Port of Duluth-Superior says lagging iron ore offsets 2024 export surge (2025-03-06)

Lake Superior port's total waterborne tonnage declined 6.8 percent compared to the 2023 season ...

IATA reports global air passenger demand was was up 10.0% in January (2025-03-05)

International demand rose 12.4% and domestic demand was up 6.1% compared to 2024 ...

U.S. Customs processed over 2.9 million entry summaries in January (2025-03-05)

CBP reports monthly imports valued at more than $338 billion, identifying estimated duties of more than $7.9 billion ...

Asia Pacific airlines started 2025 with sustained growth in demand (2025-03-03)

Asia Pacific airlines recorded increases in international air passenger and cargo markets in January ...

Canada's gross domestic product increased 0.2% in December (2025-03-03)

Statistics Canada reports both services-producing and good-producing industries were up ...

Container carriers schedule reliability remains within last year's range (2025-03-03)

Sea-Intelligence reports January global schedule reliability stayed largely within 50-55% ...

Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers dropped some more in December (2025-03-03)

Canadian General Freight Index shows both base rates and fuel surcharges decreased ...