Trade and Transportation by the Numbers

Global volumes rise again in June as market indicates a ‘hot Q4’ for air cargo rates

AJOT | July 05, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

The global air cargo market is heading towards a ‘hot Q4’ of rate increases after a sixth straight month of double-digit growth in June...

UK airports with the worst traffic jams

AJOT | July 03, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

REVEALED: The UK airports you need to drive to earliest – traffic jams cause delays amidst security queues and power cuts...

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 25)

AJOT | July 01, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Global tonnages dip due to Eid al-Adha festival...

Matson increases quarterly dividend to $0.34 per share

AJOT | June 28, 2024 | Logistics | By The Numbers

The Board of Directors of Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has declared a third-quarter dividend of $0.34 per common share.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 24)

AJOT | June 24, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Rates stay firm driven by Asia and Middle East...

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 23)

AJOT | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Air cargo demand and rates from Asia Pacific origins continue to soar well above last year’s levels, with spot rates from Vietnam to Europe, in particular, spiking even further in the last two weeks

Descartes report reveals supply chain unpredictability

AJOT | June 17, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Descartes’ U.S. Ports Report explains why a down year wasn’t really a down year for U.S. ports.

Spot rate growth slows but ocean container shipping market will remain extremely challenging

AJOT | June 14, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | By The Numbers

Ocean freight container shipping spot rates are set to increase further, but there are signs the recent dramatic growth may be slowing.

Signal Ocean Chart of the Week: Dirty crude oil flows to China

AJOT | June 14, 2024 | Energy | By The Numbers

This week's chart highlights the declining trend in the quarterly volume of dirty oil flows to China for the second quarter of this year, primarily driven by a slowdown in Russian oil exports compared to last year's record pace.

India’s trade deficit widens in May as imports continue to climb

Bloomberg | June 14, 2024 | International Trade | By The Numbers

India’s trade deficit widened in May as imports continued to expand on the back of strong domestic demand.

March 2024 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 6.3% from the same month last year

AJOT | June 13, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

U.S. airlines carried 84.8 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in March 2024, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

Fraport Traffic Figures – May 2024: Increase in passenger numbers and cargo volumes

AJOT | June 13, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Frankfurt Airport welcomed 5.5 million passengers – Increase of 6.9 percent year-on-year – Passenger growth of 6.3 percent achieved across Fraport Group...

US importers caught in a vicious circle with labor union strike threat

AJOT | June 12, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Labor union strike threat raises fears of soaring freight rates and massive disruption at US East and Gulf Coast ports.

American Metals Supply Chain Institute: June 2024 Market Update

AJOT | June 11, 2024 | Logistics | Supply Chain | By The Numbers

The combination of elevated inflation and a strong labor market continues to push lower interest rates further away...

Shell Plc First Quarter 2024 Euro and GBP equivalent dividend payments

AJOT | June 10, 2024 | By The Numbers

The Board of Shell plc today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the first quarter 2024 interim dividend, which was announced on May 2, 2024 at US$0.344 per ordinary share...

London P&I Club reports strong financial results for the 2023/24 financial year

AJOT | June 10, 2024 | Maritime | By The Numbers

The London P&I Club has today announced its financial results for 2023/24, reporting an operating surplus of US$36.3m, strengthening its free reserves to US$149.8m...

May 2024 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (5.5%) rises above the May 2023 level (3.6%) and pre-pandemic May 2019 level

AJOT | June 07, 2024 | By The Numbers

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 5.5% (not seasonally adjusted) in May 2024 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These data have been updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard...

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