Trade and Transportation by the Numbers

US natural gas prices sink on rising supply, storage and LNG export limits - Rystad Energy

AJOT | October 25, 2022 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

US gas prices sank like a stone last week as dry gas supply surged, consumption dropped due to cooler temperatures and uncertainty persists around the restart of Freeport LNG.

DSV: Strong Q3 performance amidst macroeconomic slowdown

AJOT | October 25, 2022 | Logistics | By The Numbers

In the first nine months of the year, gross profit grew by 50%, while EBIT before special items grew 75% and adjusted free cash flow more than quadrupled compared to the same period last year.

As much as 15 million barrels of crude oil sold from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

AJOT | October 24, 2022 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a notice of sale of as much as 15 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) on October 18, 2022

Alabama’s Port Triples Economic Impact, Delivers $85 Billion in Value to State

AJOT | October 24, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The Alabama Port Authority today announced the results of its 2021 Economic Impact Study, which showed that the Port of Mobile, harbor-wide delivered $85 billion in value to the State of Alabama over the calendar year 2021.

Mild weather provides relief for most of Europe

AJOT | October 24, 2022 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

Europe’s power markets enjoy a lull as warmer weather reduces demand and prices.

Daily U.S. summer nuclear capacity outages were 19% lower this summer than last summer

AJOT | October 14, 2022 | Energy | By The Numbers

Daily U.S. nuclear capacity outages averaged 2.5 gigawatts (GW) during the summer of 2022 (June 1 through August 31), nearly 19% lower than the 3.1 GW average in summer 2021.

Fraport Traffic Figures for September 2022

AJOT | October 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports | By The Numbers

Frankfurt Airport welcomed 4.9 million travelers in September – Nine-month passenger traffic in Frankfurt increases by 127.3 percent year-on-year – Fraport Group airports worldwide report ongoing strong growth

Lack of public charging infrastructure does not deter EV buyers – for now

AJOT | October 10, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | By The Numbers

The large jump in electric vehicle (EV) demand over the past three years has brought into focus the growing importance of charging stations in key countries.

Wood Resource Quarterly: The Global Forest Industry this Quarter

AJOT | October 10, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity | By The Numbers

A halt in Russian log exports and reduced wood demand in China contributed to a 20% decline in international softwood log trade in the 1H/22.

Number of drilled but uncompleted U.S. wells continues to decline from record in 2020

AJOT | October 07, 2022 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

The decline in DUCs in most major U.S. onshore oil- and natural gas-producing regions indicates that more wells are being completed and fewer new wells are being drilled.

The VCFI index records a 3.2% drop in the cost of Mediterranean freight in September

AJOT | October 07, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Export freight rates from Valencia fell in one month in all the areas analysed, except for East Africa

WorldACD Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 39)

AJOT | October 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Air cargo rates stabilize but volumes remain weak

European Gas Prices Ease as Stockpiles and LNG Imports Climb

Bloomberg | October 07, 2022 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

European natural gas prices declined amid growing stockpiles and imports of liquefied natural gas, while leaders from the region continue to seek ways to ease an unprecedented energy crisis.

More Rail Tank Cars Meet DOT-117 Safety Standards in 2021

AJOT | September 29, 2022 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

In accordance with the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released its Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Class 3 Flammable Liquids: 2022 Report.

The slide begins, as long-term shipping rates fall for first time since January

AJOT | September 29, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | By The Numbers

The latest data from the Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) reveals long-term contracted rates fell by 1.1% in September.

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending September 17, 2022

AJOT | September 21, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 490,654 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.9 percent compared with the same week last year.

FTR Reports Preliminary Trailer Orders Fell in August to 16,400 Units

AJOT | September 21, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

FTR reports preliminary trailer orders fell 3% m/m in August to a total of 16,400 units. August 2022 trailer order activity was +21% y/y with orders now totaling 286,000 units for the past twelve months.

North American Transborder Freight up 19.1% in July 2022 from July 2021

Total transborder freight: $132.6 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 19.1% compared to July 2021

Steel prices mixed, US OCTG rates to remain high - Rystad Energy

AJOT | September 21, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity | By The Numbers

Here is Rystad Energy’s weekly steel and OCTG note from Alistair Ramsay and Marina Bozkurt

Port Houston Sets New Container Record

AJOT | September 19, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Container volume continues to break records at Port Houston. Total container volume in August was 382,842 TEUs, which is 20% more than the same month last year and an increase of 47,476 TEUs over May 2022, previously the biggest month for containers at Port Houston.

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