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U.S. ports handled 2.32 million twenty-foot equivalent units in August (2025-10-13)

Volume was was down 2.9% from July's 2.39 million TEU, but up 0.1% year over year ...

CN set a new record for grain movement in September (2025-10-13)

The railway moved over 2.91 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada last month ...

The Port of Los Angeles is planning a new container terminal for bigger ships (2025-10-10)

The Port is seeking proposals from interested parties to participate in the pre-development of Pier 500 ...

Great Lakes iron ore trade decreased again in September (2025-10-10)

The Lake Carriers' Association reports that shipments of iron ore were down 14.2 percent compared to 2024 ...

Alabama's Mobile Ship Channel has officially reached its authorized 50-foot depth (2025-10-09)

New 50-foot depth is a transformational milestone for the Port of Mobile and Alabama's economy ...

Canadian railways total freight volume were down 0.4% in July (2025-10-09)

Lower volumes of freight traffic from connections with American railways drove the overall traffic decrease in July ...

Port of Savannah container volumes was up 9 percent in August (2025-10-08)

The Port handled 534,037 TEUs in August, an increase of 44,000 TEUs, or 9 percent year-over-year ...

Panama Canal will enhance transit booking system (2025-10-07)

New program introduces a more advanced, customer-focused strategy to enhance transit planning ...

Great Lakes limestone trade decreased 11.5 percent in September (2025-10-08)

Loadings from U.S. quarries decreased 13.5 percent while shipments from Canadian quarries were down 2.3 percent ...

Port of New York and New Jersey records second-busiest August ever (2025-10-06)

Total volume increased by 5.7 percent, reaching 835,845 TEUs, compared to the 790,891 TEUs of August 2024 ...

Global air passenger demand increased 4 percent in July (2025-10-06)

International demand rose 6.6% compared to August 2024 and domestic demand increased 1.5% ...

Asia Pacific Airlines still experience significant growth in cargo and passenger demand (2025-10-03)

International air cargo demand, as measured in freight tonne kilometres, grew by 5.4% year-on-year ...

Port of Vancouver moved record cargo volumes in first half of 2025 (2025-10-03)

More than 85 million metric tonnes of cargo moved through Canada's largest port over six months ...

Port of Oakland adds app dashboards to help businesses plan cargo moves more efficiently (2025-10-02)

The new dashboards include dwell time, empty return instructions, and ocean carrier services ...

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports increased 3.6% in July (2025-10-02)

Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 614,251 in July ...

Canada's gross domestic product increased by 0.2% in July (2025-10-01)

The first increase in four months was predominantly driven by expansion in the goods-producing industries ...

Port Everglades in top 20% worldwide for container port performance (2025-10-01)

Port Everglades is ranked No. 67 worldwide, a shift from its No. 65 spot in the previous CPPI report ...

Container carriers schedule reliability remained stable in August (2025-09-30)

Sea-Intelligence reports global schedule reliability recorded a marginal M/M improvement of 0.1% ...

Canadian shippers ground transportation costs continue to slide in July (2025-09-30)

Canadian General Freight Index shows base rates decreased while and fuel surcharges increased a little ...

Port of Oakland container volumes remained stable in August (2025-09-29)

The Port handled 192,313 twenty-foot containers, nearly even with August 2024 volumes ...

North American transborder freight decreased 1.1% in July (2025-09-26)

Freight between the U.S. and Canada was down 8.2% from July 2024, while freight between the U.S. and Mexico was up 5.2% ...

IMO welcomes a historic milestone for ocean conservation (2025-09-26)

UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force ...

American truck tonnage index increased again in August (2025-09-25)

Truck freight tonnage rose 0.9% after gaining 1.1% in July, according to the American Trucking Associations ...

CN expands firefighting fleet with new assets and upgrades to existing trains (2025-09-25)

CN has strengthened its ability to protect its network infrastructure during another severe wildfire season ...

Port of New York and New Jersey sails to second-busiest July ever (2025-09-24)

The port's strong showing maintained its status as the second-busiest U.S. port for loaded TEUs ...

U.S. DOT reports increase in number of safer rail tank cars (2025-09-24)

Almost all crude and ethanol were carried by DOT-117 or DOT-117R tank cars ...

GCT Deltaport transitions to 100% renewable fuels for diesel equipment (2025-09-23)

This achievement was made possible through a strong partnership with Tsawwassen First Nation ...

DP World will develop Montreal's new Contrecur container terminal (2025-09-23)

Land works and operations will be the responsibility of DP World, which will lead the construction of the terminal ...

Port of Los Angeles August cargo remains strong as high volume continues (2025-09-21)

The Port processed 958,355 TEUs in August, nearly the same as last year's robust performance ...

Spain's Valenciaport import and export traffic was up 2.5% in August (2025-09-19)

So far this year nearly 54 million tonnes of freight have passed through the three terminals ...

Port of Vancouver launches new centralized scheduling system in Eastern Burrard Inlet zone (2025-09-19)

The system is designed to enhance the fluidity of vessel movements to and from Port of Vancouver terminals ...

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma August container volume down 18.7% compared to last year (2025-09-18)

Total container volume for the month reached 256,735 twenty-foot equivalent units ...

Canadian wholesale sales rose 1.2% to $86.0 billion in July (2025-09-18)

Statistics Canada reports the largest increases came from the motor vehicle and parts and the building material subsectors ...

Panama Canal announces implementation of a NetZero transit slot (2025-09-17)

Beginning in November one weekly slot will be reserved exclusively for vessels that meet low-emission criteria ...

Canadian manufacturing sales sales rose 2.5% to $70.3 billion in July (2025-09-17)

July gain was mainly driven by transportation equipment, petroleum and coal products and primary metals ...

Government of Canada accelerates Montreal's Contrecoeur Container Terminal project (2025-09-16)

Government announced one of the first major projects that are being referred to the Major Projects Office ...

U.S. airlines carried 88.6 million scheduled service passengers in June (2025-09-16)

Systemwide enplanements (88.6M) were down 1.2% from the all-time June high reached in 2024 ...

Canadian railway's carload traffic down 1.4 percent in first week of September (2025-09-15)

Canadian railroads reported 85,891 carloads for the week ending September 6, 2025 ...

U.S. freight transportation services index rose 0.8% in July (2025-09-12)

BTS reports increases in rail carloads, rail intermodal, trucking, and water while air freight and pipeline decreased ...

Port of Montreal oil terminal joins Green Marine (2025-09-12)

Parkland's terminal is fully participating in the ongoing effort to improve the environmental performance ...

U.S. ports handled 2.36 million twenty-foot equivalent units in July (2025-09-11)

American retailers brought in merchandise ahead of tariffs set to take effect in August ...

Port of Long Beach named best West Coast port, green port (2025-09-10)

The Port has been named the best West Coast seaport in North America for a seventh consecutive year ...

Great Lakes iron ore trade was still down in August (2025-09-10)

The Lake Carriers' Association reports that shipments of iron ore were down 9.19 percent compared to 2024 ...

Market volatility impacts shipping lines second quarter profitability (2025-09-09)

Asia-Europe trade recorded strong volume growth while transpacific trade experienced widespread volume contractions ...

Next-generation cement carrier now serving the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes corridor (2025-09-09)

New 12,500 DWT cement carrier replaces two older vessels while maintaining the same transport capacity ...

Great Lakes limestone trade decreased 3 percent in August (2025-09-08)

Loadings from U.S. quarries were up 1.8 percent while shipments from Canadian quarries were down 20 percent ...

IATA is raising awareness about TSO tags on aircraft pallet nets (2025-09-08)

These tags are essential for verifying the airworthiness of cargo restraint equipment ...

Port of Oakland container volume surged in July (2025-09-05)

Loaded imports jumped from 70,334 TEUs in June to 92,392 TEUs in July, a 31.4% increase ...

Gross domestic product in the OECD rebounds to 0.4% growth in the second quarter (2025-09-04)

This marks a return to the relatively stable growth rates of around 0.4% to 0.5% observed in preceding quarters ...

Port Houston records double-digit gains growth in key sectors in July (2025-09-03)

Container volumes for July were up a remarkable 21% compared to July 2024, reaching 392,829 TEUs ...

Canada's real gross domestic product declined 0.4% in the second quarter of 2025 (2025-09-03)

The contraction in the second quarter was driven by significant declines in the export of goods ...

Gobal air passenger demand increased 4 percent in July (2025-09-01)

International demand rose 5.3% compared to July 2024 and domestic demand increased 1.9% ...

Canadian shippers ground transportation costs continue to decline in June (2025-09-01)

Canadian General Freight Index shows both base rates and fuel surcharges were down in June ...