Datamyne’s new quarterly ranking report on the top 20 NVOCCs (non-vessel operating common carriers) in US maritime import trade wraps up 2014 with Expeditors International of Washington (EXDO), Blue Anchor America Line (BANQ), and Christal Lines (CHSL) ranked No. 1, 2...
West Coast import volume tumbled 33.4% in January, while the Gulf coast and Puerto Rico saw 12.2% volume increase and East Coast imports climbed 3.4%, reports Bloomberg, citing Datamyne port data released February 18. Nationwide, import volume fell 16.6%, according to...
The US trade deficit made the biggest one-month jump on record in December as a strengthening dollar propelled a surge in imports, reports Bloomberg. The Bloomberg analysis of the various factors contributing to the widest gap between US imports and exports since...
The key to Purolator International’s success is the freight forwarder’s extensive Canadian network, according to the profile of the company in American Shipper’s January issue. Purolator projects a 20% increase in total volumes handled in 2014 ... this, despite a...
December’s string of acquisitions in the global logistics sector – including Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of Charter Brokerage, FedEx’s of GENCO, C.H. Robinson’s of Freightquote.com – seems likely to stoke this year’s trend to more M&A activity in transport,...
Can trade and logistics remake Florida? GIS WebTech has shared with us (via twitter) a story from Brookings that raises this question – and answers with an emphatic yes. As Brookings points out, many of Florida’s metro areas have yet to recoup the job losses sustained...
New trade data field offers US$ value of shipments with breakouts by HS tariff code MIAMI – November 20, 2014 - Datamyne has added a key field to its US import bill-of-lading trade data: the calculated value in US dollars of the cargos received at US ports. The newest...
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 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...
Carriers can’t get together behind rate increases; smooth sailing for exporters | by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor. Container carriers insist they need more revenue to offset costs, but they will probably get little or no increase in rates anytime soon. The reasons are...
