by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 29, 2016 | Industry Coverage
The days of slow cargo volumes and operational struggles are long gone, as the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw big increases (42% and 32%, respectively) in container throughput this January compared with 2015’s, reports Port Technology, citing Datamyne port...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 29, 2016 | Industry Coverage
Reducing US dependence on foreign sources of energy is touted as one of the benefits of adopting wind and solar energy technologies. But, says IER, so-called green energy options require rare earth minerals and lithium for batteries, materials the US must import from...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 18, 2016 | Exports, Trade Data
Tesla Model S overseas shipments increased 200% in 2015 over 2014, according to Datamyne waterborne export data, for a total of 19,658 electric vehicles shipped last year compared with 6,539 the year before. Based on the manifests filed by exporters, our data captures...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 9, 2016 | Imports, Trade Data
It’s Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday – the final night of the carnival season before the sober season of Lent. Parade krewes in New Orleans and elsewhere will be tossing, and partiers everywhere will be wearing Mardi Gras throw beads tonight. The US imported 284 containers...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 8, 2016 | Indicators, Markets
The Chinese economy – indeed the world economy – is in for a run of bad luck in the Lunar New Year that begins today, according to feng shui master Chen Shuaifu, who shared his forecast with NBC News. Master Chen forecasts a big slide in the world economy: “The...