by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 30, 2015 | Trade Data, Transport
M&A activity within the third party logistics provider (3PL) sector in 2015 continues at last year’s brisk pace, with global companies betting not only on growth in shipping, but on more shippers wanting to outsource their logistics. In November, French logistics...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 23, 2015 | Industry Coverage
It’s a traffic jam that might make drivers smile. As CNN Money’s Matt Egan reports, the oversupply of oil that has caused prices to crash is causing oil-laden tankers to pile up off the US Gulf Coast: there’s no place left ashore to put all that crude. ClipperData’s...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 20, 2015 | Indicators, Markets
The slowdown in China’s economy is taking its toll on its imports from the Americas, our trade data on China through third-quarter 2015 shows. China’s imports from North America dropped 9%, while its imports from South America were down 11% in September 2015 compared...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 17, 2015 | Indicators, Transport
America’s busiest ports are sending a warning about the US economy, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing data from Zepol (now part of Datamyne), the WSJ reports that imports at the three busiest ports – Los Angeles, Long Beach, and New York-New Jersey – fell...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 2, 2015 | Markets, Trade Policy
The UK should expect the US to impose the same tariffs as now apply to China, Brazil and India, should it opt out of the European Union, Michael Froman, the US Trade Representative, told Reuters October 28. British voters will decide before the end of 2017 whether to...