by Descartes Datamyne | Jul 28, 2017 | Industry Coverage
Oil logged a weekly gain of more than 8% Friday, July 28 — the largest such rise since early December, MarketWatch reports. Three developments indicating tighter supplies ahead are lifting prices: The U.S. is reporting a drop in its domestic stockpiles. The political...
by Descartes Datamyne | Jul 28, 2017 | Markets, Trade Policy
Thirteen current and former government officials in Venezuela are designated for sanctions that freeze their U.S. assets and bar U.S. persons from doing business with them. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added 13...
by Descartes Datamyne | Jul 21, 2017 | Markets, Trade Policy
With Argentine Congressional approval, the free trade agreement signed by trade bloc members and Egypt in 2010 will enter into force within a month. Argentina announced it has sent its formal ratification of the Mercosur-Egypt FTA to the regional trade bloc’s...
by Descartes Datamyne | Jul 13, 2017 | Imports, Transport
Free report from Descartes Datamyne ranks top 20 NVOCCs by import TEUs in first half 2017, reveals gains in volumes, NVOCC share of U.S. import market. We’ve been tracking the NVOCC share of U.S. maritime imports as an indicator of shippers’ use of logistics services...