Trade and Transportation by the Numbers

Weekly rail traffic for the week ending July 15, 2023

AJOT | July 19, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 478,153 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.4 percent compared with the same week last year...

Warehouse construction declines by 25% in 2023

AJOT | July 19, 2023 | Logistics | By The Numbers

Compared with 2022, there has been a 25% slowdown in the number of new warehouses being built in the US and Europe in 2023, and, as a result of this...

Truck freight tonnage and revenues rise in 2022

AJOT | July 19, 2023 | Trucking | By The Numbers

“While 2022 was a challenging year for trucking in many respects, the industry still posted growth in revenue, tonnage, employment and...

10,000+ vessels face being scrapped within three years after ‘pivotal’ IMO shipping announcement

AJOT | July 19, 2023 | Maritime | By The Numbers

Shipowners face an ultimatum this year - upgrade their Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) technology to comply with new laws or scrap their vessels...

SC Ports finishes fiscal year 2023 with strong June

AJOT | July 18, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

In June, SC Ports handled 203,091 TEUs and 112,883 pier containers, up more than 3% year-over-year...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1% in June

AJOT | July 18, 2023 | Trucking | By The Numbers

Index 0.8% below June 2022

Steady cargo volumes at Port Houston

AJOT | July 18, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Port Houston handled 315,983 TEUs in June 2023, making the total for the year thus far more than 1.8 million TEUs, a decrease of just 2% compared to last year’s record-breaking year...Steady cargo volumes at Port Houston

USTR announced fiscal year 2023 allocation of additional tariff-rate quota volume for raw cane sugar

AJOT | July 18, 2023 | International Trade | By The Numbers

TRQs allow countries to export specified quantities of a product to the United States at a relatively low tariff, but subject all imports of the product above a pre-determined threshold to a higher tariff...

U.S. gasoline inventories are rising, driven by East Coast market dynamics

AJOT | July 18, 2023 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

U.S. gasoline inventories have been rising, following a low this year of 216 million barrels (8% below the previous five-year average) on May 26...

CargoNet - 2023 second quarter supply chain risk trends analysis

AJOT | July 18, 2023 | Logistics | Supply Chain | By The Numbers

In the second quarter of 2023, theft of a loaded conveyance such as a full trailer increased 17% year-over-year...

MYCRANE secures Series A funding to power next phase of growth

AJOT | July 17, 2023 | Logistics | By The Numbers

According to MYCRANE founder and CEO Andrei Geikalo, the substantial financial injection will fund expansion in critical global markets including the USA and Saudi Arabia...

Natural gas storage injections exceed five-year average so far this summer

AJOT | July 17, 2023 | Energy | By The Numbers

The increased surplus of working natural gas inventory has reduced natural gas prices during the first half of...

Port of Oakland’s FY24 budget includes funds for zero emissions projects

AJOT | July 17, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Port Commissioners adopt a $558 million total budget for the fiscal year 2024...

SEKO Logistics: First-Ever ESG report

AJOT | July 17, 2023 | Logistics | By The Numbers

SEKO Logistics (SEKO), has released its 2022-2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report...

Afreximbank leads US$155 million strategic facility to Djibouti ports and free zone authority

AJOT | July 17, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The deal is targeted at supporting the development of a trade-enabling infrastructure to assist Djibouti in achieving its plan to become a regional trans-shipment and logistics hub...

Eezyimport partners with Drip Capital, streamlines access to simplified trade financing for SMB importers

AJOT | July 17, 2023 | Shipping Technology | By The Numbers

Eezyimport announces a partnership with Drip Capital, a global fintech company, to provide integrated, streamlined trade finance solutions for U.S. importers.

April 2023 U.S. airline traffic data up 7.8% from the same month last year

AJOT | July 14, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

U.S. airlines carried 77.5 million system-wide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in April 2023, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

Descartes released its Global Shipping Report: China – U.S. Trade Shift:

AJOT | June 13, 2023 | Logistics | By The Numbers

Descartes releases a 7-year analysis on China/US trade shifts & commodities... Where Did the Market Share Go or Did It?

Port of LA adopts $2 billion fiscal year 23/24 budget

AJOT | June 09, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Plan focuses on supply chain, infrastructure, sustainability and community

Concordia Maritime: June 2023 - New market update

AJOT | June 02, 2023 | Maritime | By The Numbers

Concordia Maritime has published a new market update

By the Numbers