by Descartes Datamyne | Oct 31, 2014 | Markets, Trade Data
Paraguay’s exports to Russia surged 50.75%, while Uruguay’s exports rose 34.11% this August compared to the same month last year. September’s trade data indicates more modest gains, with Uruguay’s exports to Russia up 12.09% and Paraguay’s increased 6.90% over...
by Descartes Datamyne | Oct 28, 2014 | Industry Coverage
Savannah, the fastest-growing port on the US coast for a decade, is on pace to overtake New York as the top East Coast container port. Savannah’s September imports climbed 21.7% compared with a 7% increase for New York, reports Bloomberg, drawing on maritime import...
by Descartes Datamyne | Oct 23, 2014 | Markets, Trade Policy
The latest trade data from Argentina shows continued strong growth in its beef as well as other food exports to Russia this September, with frozen, boneless, beef up 375% compared to the same month a year ago. At the same time, an extreme weather-driven contraction in...
by Descartes Datamyne | Oct 14, 2014 | Resources
Today (October 14) is World Standards Day, an annual day of tribute to the thousands of experts who share their know-how and expertise to develop international standards, organized by the world’s largest standards developers: the ISO (International Organization for...
by Descartes Datamyne | Oct 9, 2014 | Transport
by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor Bechtel is proposing to build an offshore port along the East Coast or Gulf Coast. The behemoth engineering company says the new port, with an annual capacity of 4 million TEUs, would eliminate the need for hugely expensive dredging of...