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Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers continued to rise in March (2025-06-03)

Canadian General Freight Index shows base rates increased and fuel surcharges dropped a little ...

Several countries are still blocking airline funds from repatriation (2025-06-01)

IATA reports that $1.3 billion in airline funds are currently blocked by governments ...

Canada's gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in March (2025-06-01)

The goods-producing industries aggregate led the growth for the second time in three months ...

Asia Pacific Airlines passenger and cargo demand continue to rise despite economic headwinds (2025-05-30)

International air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres grew by 4.9% year-on-year ...

Port of New York and New Jersey reports strong gains in April (2025-05-30)

The port handled a total of 751,194 TEUs in April, a 5.9 percent increase from April 2024 ...

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports was u 2.9% in March (2025-05-29)

Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 457016 aircraft movements ...

South Carolina Ports April cargo volumes were flat compared to last year (2025-05-28)

Container volumes remained relatively consistent in April, following two months of container growth ...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches Europe's first electric tugboat (2025-05-27)

The launch marks an important step in the port's integrated greening programme ...

Canadian railways total freight volume increased 1.7% in March (2025-05-27)

Higher carloadings of wheat, canola and coal largely contributed to the increase ...

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma total container volume was up 7.5% in April (2025-05-25)

Full international imports in April increased 8.8% while full international exports decreased 1.7% ...

Port of Savannah container trade was up 17 percent in April (2025-05-25)

April was the third monthly container record in a row for Savannah ...

North American transborder freight rose 8.4% in March (2025-05-23)

Freight between the U.S. and Canada was up 3.7% from March 2024 and freight between the U.S. and Mexico rose 13.0% ...

Port of Los Angeles container volume in April was up 9.4% over last year (2025-05-23)

After four months, the Port of Los Angeles has processed 3,346,853 TEUs, up 6.2% over the same period in 2024 ...

Port of Long Beach has strongest April on record (2025-05-22)

Port moved 867,493 TEUs in April, up 15.6% from the same month last year and surpassing the April 2022 record by 5.7% ...

American truck tonnage index declined 0.3% in April (2025-05-22)

Trucking activity in the United States slipped again in April as the freight market remained choppy early in the second quarter ...

Great Lakes iron ore shipments were down in April (2025-05-21)

The Lake Carriers' Association reports that shipments of iron ore were down 18.7 percent compared to 2024 ...

U.S. Port Authorities say tariffs on cranes will hurt port development (2025-05-21)

Applying a new 100% tariff to Chinese STS cranes will not create a domestic crane manufacturing industry out of thin air ...

U.S. freight transportation services index was down 1.1% in March (2025-05-19)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports decreases in pipeline and trucking, while water, rail carload, rail intermodal and air freight increased ...

Canadian wholesale sales were up 0.2% to $86.5 billion in March (2025-05-19)

Statistics Canada says the largest increase came from the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector ...

Canadian manufacturing sales were down 1.4% to $71.9 billion in March (2025-05-16)

Sales decreased in 13 of the 21 subsectors, led by the primary metal and petroleum and coal product ...

The International Air Transport Association highlights priorities for ground handling (2025-05-16)

Ground handling ensures safety, enables efficiency, and shapes the passenger experience ...

Canadian railways carload traffic volume drops a little in early May (2025-05-15)

Canadian railways reported 94,378 carloads for the week ending May 10, down 0.3 percent ...

U.S. Customs processed over 3 million entry summaries in April (2025-05-15)

CBP also seized 2,613 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $502 million ...

U.S. airlines carried 67.2 million scheduled service passengers in February (2025-05-14)

Enplanements were down 0.2% from January and down 2.6% from the all-time high reached in December 2024 ...

Great Lakes limestone trade was down 21.6 percent in April (2025-05-14)

Shipments from U.S. ports decreased 18.2 percent while loadings at Canadian quarries dropped by 35.3 percent ...

U.S. ports handled 2.15 million twenty-foot equivalent units in March (2025-05-13)

The U.S. National Retail Federation reports volumes were up 5.5% from February and up 11.3% year over year ...

New sulphur emission limits enter into effect in the Mediterranean (2025-05-13)

The sulphur content in fuel oil for ships operating in the area is now limited to 0.1% ...

Port of Vancouver celebrates first-ever cruise ship to fill up with an alternative fuel at the Port (2025-05-11)

The transition away from traditional marine fuels is key to reducing emissions and meeting decarbonization targets ...

St. Lawrence Seaway's 2025 navigation season is off to a good start (2025-05-09)

Traffic reached 4.5 million tonnes at the end of April, a 3.7% increase compared to 2024 ...

Norfolk Southern and Port of Virginia initiate first RailGreen Corridor (2025-05-09)

RailGreen builds on Norfolk Southern's sustainable initiatives like increased biofuel, solar power for rail yards, and hybrid locomotives ...

U.S. international trade deficit up $17.3 billion to $140.5 billion in March (2025-05-08)

March exports were $278.5 billion, $0.5 billion more than February, imports were $419.0 billion, up $17.8 billion ...

Container carriers schedule reliability improved in March (2025-05-07)

Sea-Intelligence reports global schedule reliability improved by 3.0 percentage points month-over-month to 57.5% ...

Port of New York and New Jersey March imports rose 8.1 percent (2025-05-07)

The port handled a total of 516,757 loaded TEUs in March, a 9.7 percent increase from March 2024 ...

North American intermodal freight volumes rose 6.3% in the first quarter of 2025 (2025-05-06)

International containers added 8.5%, domestic containers improved 5.6%, while trailers fell 18.2% ...

IATA reports global air passenger demand was up 3.3% in March (2025-05-04)

International demand rose 4.9% compared to March 2024 and domestic demand increased 0.9% ...

Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased again in February (2025-05-04)

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

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports was down 11.2% in February (2025-05-02)

Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 345,980 aircraft movements ...

Port of Jacksonville welcomed maiden voyage of Crowley's new LNG-powered containership (2025-05-02)

In mid-April JAXPORT welcomed the maiden voyage of Quetzal, Crowley's newest LNG-powered containership ...

Asia Pacific Airlines international air cargo demand was up 5.7% in March (2025-05-01)

Airlines saw increases in both international air passenger and cargo markets ...

Canada's gross domestic product was down 0.2% in February (2025-05-01)

After driving growth in January, goods-producing industries drove the decline in February ...