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Canada's gross domestic product was unchanged in June (2024-09-03)

The country's goods-producing industries saw the largest decrease since December 2023 ...

South Carolina Ports had an 8% uptick in container volumes in July (2024-08-30)

SC Ports and the maritime community worked together to efficiently move 224,407 TEUs ...

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports was up 2.6% in June (2024-08-30)

Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 520,024 aircraft movements in June ...

OOCL celebrates the naming of its last newbuilding in the 24,188 TEU series (2024-08-29)

The new vessel, named "OOCL Portugal", is the last in the 24,188 TEU eco-friendly mega vessel series ...

Canadian railways total freight volume was up 4.9% in June (2024-08-29)

Statistics Canada announced that the country's railways carried 30.2 million tonnes of freight in June ...

Port Houston recorded a 5% decrease in container volume in July 2024 (2024-08-28)

Nonetheless, year-to-date figures show container volumes still up 10% over last year ...

MOL announces world's 1st installation of rotor sails on a capesize bulk carrier (2024-08-28)

Bulk carrier has been successfully retrofitted with two 35m x 5m Norsepower rotor sails ...

North American transborder freight was down 0.4% in June (2024-08-27)

Freight between the U.S. and Canada was down 3.0% from June 2023 while freight between the U.S. and Mexico was up 2.1% ...

Port of Oakland July container volume continues steady growth (2024-08-27)

Full imports gain is 18.8 percent in six months compared to same period last year ...

Canada Industrial Relations Board orders end to railways lockcouts and strikes (2024-08-26)

Both CN and CPKC issued notices advising that they intend to follow the CIRB decision and resume operations ...

U.S. Customs processed over 2.9 million entry summaries in July (2024-08-26)

July imports valued at more than $297.3 billion, with estimated customs duties of nearly $7.8 billion ...

Canadian government demands end to major railways lockouts and orders arbitration (2024-08-23)

CN has begun re-launch of full operations while CPKC and union will settle arguments with CIRB ...

American truck tonnage index rose 0.3% in July (2024-08-23)

Some of July's small gains were likely due to strong import activity, especially at West Coast seaports ...

CN and CPKC lock out employees, fully shutting down Canadian rail network (2024-08-22)

In a first for Canada, freight traffic on the country's two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt ...

The Panama Canal celebrates 110 years of operations (2024-08-22)

This year's anniversary of the canal coincides with the historic challenge posed by the prolonged drought ...

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma TEU volumes were up 12.7% in July (2024-08-21)

Year-to-date, volumes are up over last year 11.7% to 1,822,489 twenty-foot equivalent units ...

Lockouts and strikes could shut down Canada's two main railways (2024-08-21)

Both companies have started to scale back shipments in preparation for a possible strike or lockout ...

Port of Long Beach sees busiest July on record (2024-08-20)

Port moved 882,376 twenty-foot equivalent units in July, up 52.6% from the same month last year ...

U.S. airlines carried 87.1 million scheduled service passengers in May 2024 (2024-08-20)

BTS reported 75.8 million domestic passengers and 11.3 million international passengers ...

Port of Montreal gets funding for innovative logistics technology project (2024-08-18)

New information-sharing technology tool aimed at automating logistics processes and enhancing supply chain efficiency ...

Canadian manufacturing sales decreased 2.1% to $69.6 billion in June (2024-08-18)

Statistics Canada reports declines in 17 of 21 subsectors, led by transportation equipment, chemical product and primary metal ...

Panama Panama Canal announces new increases in maximum ship draft, booking slots (2024-08-16)

Based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake the canal will be able to handle more ships ...

Canadian wholesale sales down 0.6% to $82.4 billion in June (2024-08-16)

Eight provinces reported lower wholesale sales in June, led by Ontario and Alberta ...

Port of Los Angeles cargo soars 37 percent in July (2024-08-15)

It was the best July in the Port's 116-year history and the busiest month in more than two years ...

Canadian truckload spot market showing signs of growth despite dip in load volumes (2024-08-15)

Loadlink Technologies announces year-over-year load volumes grew by 12 percent in July ...

Great Lakes Seaway announces port winners of 2023 season "Pacesetter Award" (2024-08-14)

Awards for increases in international cargo tonnage shipped through ports during the 2022 navigation season ...

Strong June performance for the Port of New York and New Jersey (2024-08-14)

Month's total volume reached 708,977 TEUs a 14 percent increase from June 2023 ...

U.S. international trade deficit down $1.9 billion in June (2024-08-13)

Exports were $265.9 billion, $3.9 billion more than May, and imports were $339.0 billion, up $2.0 billion ...

Canadian railways strikes or lockouts could begin on August 22 (2024-08-13)

Both union and employers threaten end of service if deal not reached by deadline ...

Port of Felixstowe takes delivery of five new automated gantry cranes (2024-08-12)

The latest batch are part of an order for 17 electric cranes from Konecranes of Finland ...

U.S. ports handled 2.16 million twenty-foot equivalent units in June (2024-08-12)

The U.S. National Retail Federation reports volumes were up 3.6% from May and up 17.7% year over year ...

U.S. freight transportation services index drops 0.3% in June (2024-08-09)

The drop is due to decreases in trucking, air freight, and water, while rail carload, rail intermodal and pipeline grew ...

Great lakes shipment of iron ore and limestone dropped in June (2024-08-09)

Iron ore decrease by less than one percent and limestone was down 14.3% compared to a year ago ...

Global air passenger demand was up 9.1% in June (2024-08-08)

IATA reports international demand rose 12.3% and domestic demand was up 4.3% compared to June 2023 ...

Port of Galveston breaks ground on $90M in cargo improvements (2024-08-08)

The work will add 30 acres of cargo-handling area and a new 1,424-long berth ...

Panama Canal announces increase in maximum draft (2024-08-07)

Panama Canal Authority announces that the maximum authorized draft will be 14.94 m (49.0 feet), effective immediately ...

Port of Oakland receives $3 million grant to tackle sea level rise (2024-08-06)

The funds will address potential flooding due to sea level rise and groundwater intrusion ...

Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers was up 0.83% in May (2024-08-06)

Canadian General Freight Index shows base rates were up while fuel surcharges decreased ...

Container carriers global schedule reliability drops a little in June (2024-08-02)

Global schedule reliability dropped by 1.2 percentage points M/M to 54.4% ...

Port Houston total containers handled in June up 7 percent (2024-08-02)

Through the first six months of the year the port has successfully handled 2,098,117 TEUs ...

Georgia Ports marks slight decline in container volumes in FY2024 (2024-08-01)

GPA handled 5.25 million TEUs in fiscal year 2024. RoRo volumes up 21 percent ...

Canada's gross domestic product up 0.2% in May (2024-08-01)

Statistics Canada says goods-producing industries grouping (+0.4%) was the main contributor to the overall growth ...