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U.S. airlines carried 85.2 million scheduled service passengers in May (2025-08-20)

Systemwide enplanements (85.2M) were down 2.1% from the all-time May high (87.1) reached in 2024 ...

Panama Canal celebrates 111 years of operations (2025-08-19)

Canal reaffirms its role as a driver of sustainable development, committed to Panama, its people, and world commerce ...

Canadian wholesale sales rose 0.7% to $84.7 billion in June (2025-08-19)

Statistics Canada reports increases in the food, beverage and tobacco and the miscellaneous subsectors ...

U.S. freight transportation services index fell 0.4% in June (2025-08-18)

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

Canadian manufacturing sales edged up 0.3% to $68.5 billion in June (2025-08-18)

Total manufacturing sales rose in four provinces in June, led by Quebec ...

Global air cargo demand increased by 0.8% in June (2025-08-15)

The International Air Transport Association says North American carriers saw a 8.3% drop in air cargo ...

July was the Port of Los Angeles' busiest month on record (2025-08-15)

Seven months into 2025, the Port of Los Angeles has handled 5,975,649 TEUs, 5% more than the same period in 2024 ...

Great Lakes iron ore trade decreased in July (2025-08-14)

The Lake Carriers' Association reports that shipments of iron ore were down 10.9 percent compared to 2024 ...

IMO calls for Member States to address growing threats to global maritime security (2025-08-13)

IMO Secretary-General urges vigilance and deeper cooperation among member states ...

U.S. ports handled 1.96 million twenty-foot equivalent units in June (2025-08-13)

The U.S. National Retail Federation reports volumes were down 8.4% year over year ...

Canada funds projects on emissions reductions from commercial transportation fleets (2025-08-12)

Government funding for research, development and demonstration projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...

Port of Long Beach achieves busiest July on record (2025-08-11)

Dockworkers and terminal operators processed 944,232 TEUs in July, up 7% from the previous record ...

Great Lakes limestone trade was down slightly in July (2025-08-11)

Limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.5 million tons in July, a decrease of less than one percent compared to 2024 ...

North American intermodal freight volumes remained strong in second quarter (2025-08-08)

International containers added 3.9 percent and domestic containers improved 2.6 percent ...

Global partnership on underwater sea noise reduction extended to 2026 (2025-08-07)

Extension of the initiative to continue global efforts to reduce underwater radiated noise from ships ...

Canadian railways total freight volume edged up 0.1% in May (2025-08-07)

Railways moved a total of 32.7 million tonnes with higher shipments of wheat, iron ores and potash ...

Container carriers schedule reliability continues to improve in June (2025-08-06)

Sea-Intelligence reports global schedule reliability improved by 1.6 percentage point month-over-month to 67.4% ...

Port of New York and New Jersey total volume remained stable in June (2025-08-06)

From January through June, imports reached 2,233,397 TEUs, representing a 3.5 percent increase ...

Growth of global air passenger demand slows to 2.6% in June (2025-08-05)

International demand rose 3.2% in June and Domestic demand increased 1.6% ...

Asia Pacific Airlines passenger and cargo demand kept rising in June (2025-08-01)

International air cargo demand, as measured in freight tonne kilometres, grew by 5.6% year-on-year in June ...

Canada's gross domestic product edges down for the second consecutive month (2025-08-01)

Goods-producing industries declined in May while services-producing industries were essentially unchanged ...

Spain's Valenciaport container volume continues to rise (2025-07-31)

Valenciaport handled 2,833,919 containers during the first six months of the year a 3.84% increase ...

Georgia Ports container trade up 8.6 percent in fiscal year 2025 (2025-07-31)

The Georgia Ports Authority moved 5.7 million TEUs July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, up 450,000 TEUs ...

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports up 2.7% in May (2025-07-30)

Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 560,048 in May ...

Canadian airlines passengers dropped 1.8% in May (2025-07-30)

Canadian Level I air carriers flew 7.1 million passengers on scheduled and charter services ...

Canadian shippers ground transportation cost decreased in May (2025-07-29)

Canadian General Freight Index shows both base rates and fuel surcharges were down in May ...

Port of Oakland joins effort to protect whales and the environment (2025-07-28)

The Port is joining Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies as one of its Program Ambassadors to help protect migrating whales ...

Port Houston surpasses 2 million year-to-date TEUs in June (2025-07-28)

Container volumes for the month totaled 331,864 TEUs, a 2% dip compared to the same month last year ...

North American transborder freight decreased 4.9% in May (2025-07-25)

Freight between the U.S. and Canada was down 12.7% from May 2024 and freight between the U.S. and Mexico was up 2.1% ...

Vancouver Delta terminal upgrades complete, expanding capacity for auto trade (2025-07-25)

The improvements will allow the terminal to handle up to 480,000 vehicles annually, a 36% increase in capacity ...

American truck freight tonnage decreased 0.4% in June (2025-07-24)

The freight market eroded during the last two months of the second quarter ...

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma imports decreased 27.3% in June (2025-07-24)

The Northwest Seaport Alliance's total container volume for the month reached 274,537 TEUs ...

Port of Corpus Christi tonnage marked a record second quarter (2025-07-23)

The first half of 2025 also proved the best first half in the history of the Port ...

Opening of Port of Halifax new marine container examination facility (2025-07-22)

The 2,700 square-metre Envision-Verified Certified building replaces the former MCEF warehouse ...

Port of Oakland container volume declines in June (2025-07-22)

Despite June's decline, year-to-date container volume remains higher than the same period last year ...

Tariff 'whipsaw effect' boosts June cargo to new record at Port of Los Angeles (2025-07-20)

The port handled 892,340 TEUs , up 8% from last year and the busiest June in the port's 117-year history ...

The Panama Canal strengthens operational efficiency with the addition of new tugboats (2025-07-20)

These vessels play a key role in the daily operations at the canal assisting ships during lock entry and exit maneuvers ...

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma announce incentive program for zero emission drayage (2025-07-18)

The Northwest Seaport Alliance's program for zero emission truck and charging deployment in the gateway ...

U.S. airlines carried 80.4 million scheduled service passengers in April (2025-07-18)

Systemwide enplanements (80.4M) were down 1% from the all-time April high (81.2) reached in 2024 ...

Port of Long Beach terminal expansion gets underway (2025-07-17)

By filling an unneeded slip in the middle of the Pier G terminal, the $365 million project will create 19 acres of new land ...

Great Lakes iron ore trade decreased in June (2025-07-17)

The Lake Carriers' Association reports that shipments of iron ore were down 9.6 percent compared to June 2024 ...

U.S. freight transportation services index dropped 0.1 percent in May (2025-07-16)

Decreases in rail intermodal and pipeline while air freight and water increased, and trucking and rail carload were unchanged ...

Canadian manufacturing sales were down 0.9% to $68.7 billion in May (2025-07-16)

Sales decreased in four provinces in May, led by Alberta and Quebec. Sales in British Columbia and Ontario increased the most ...

Port of New York and New Jersey opens new electric truck charging station (2025-07-14)

The four direct current fast chargers are located at Port Newark's truck welcome center ...

Canadian wholesale sales edged up 0.1% to $84.2 billion in May (2025-07-14)

Statistics Canada says sales increased in five of the seven subsectors, representing 60.4% of total wholesale sales ...

Maritime piracy incidents increased in the second quarter of 2025 (2025-07-14)

The International Maritime Bureau reports the highest number of reported incidents since the first half of 2020 ...

U.S. international trade deficit was up $11.3 billion to $71.5 billion in May (2025-07-14)

May exports were $279.0 billion, $11.6 billion less than April and imports were $350.5 billion, up $0.3 billion ...

U.S. ports handled 1.95 million twenty-foot equivalent units in May (2025-07-11)

The U.S. National Retail Federation reports volumes were down a sharp 11.8% from April and down 6.4% year over year ...

Asia Pacific Airlines demonstrate financial resilience in 2024 (2025-07-11)

AAPA carriers recorded strong growth in passenger traffic and a marked recovery in cargo volumes ...

Great Lakes limestone trade was up 6.5 percent in June (2025-07-10)

Shipments from U.S. ports increased 12.2 percent while loadings at Canadian quarries dropped by 13.4 percent ...

Two new container cranes arrive at JAXPORT terminal (2025-07-10)

The new cranes are designed to handle wider vessels. Each can reach up to 19 containers across a ship's deck ...

Sharp increase in container carriers schedule reliability in May (2025-07-09)

Sea-Intelligence reports global schedule reliability improved by 7.4 percentage point month-over-month to 65.8% ...

Port of Albany gets Green Marine recertification for environmental sustainability efforts (2025-07-09)

The Green Marine program provides a framework for ports to improve their environmental performance ...

Port Houston recorded another month of steady growth in May (2025-07-08)

The port handled 381,640 twenty-foot equivalent units in May, a 5% increase year-over-year ...

New era for ship recycling as Hong Kong Convention enters into force (2025-07-06)

Ships at the end of their operational lives must be recycled in a safe and environmentally sustainable way ...

Global air passenger demand was up five percent in May (2025-07-06)

International demand rose 6.7% compared to May 2024 and domestic demand increased 2.1% ...

Port of New York and New Jersey was the busiest U.S. cargo gateway in May (2025-07-04)

The port is showing strong resilience despite tariff-related uncertainties across the supply chain ...

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports keeps rising (2025-07-04)

Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 552,471 in April ...

U.S. international trade deficit dropped by $76.7 billion to $61.6 billion in April (2025-07-03)

April exports were $289.4 billion, $8.3 billion more than March and imports were $351.0 billion, a $68.4 billion drop ...

Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased marginally in April (2025-07-03)

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

Asia Pacific Airlines passenger and cargo demand continue to rise despite geopolitical volatility (2025-07-02)

International air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres grew by 3.0% year-on-year in May ...

Canada's gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in April (2025-07-02)

The goods-producing industries were down 0.6%, with the manufacturing sector accounting for nearly all the decline ...