Trade and Transportation by the Numbers

Turkish trade deficit widens in November on commodity rally

Bloomberg | December 02, 2021 | International Trade | By The Numbers

Turkey’s trade deficit widened in November as the rally in commodity prices pushed imports higher, according to preliminary data by the country’s Ministry of Trade on Thursday.

Rail Traffic for November and the Week Ending November 27, 2021

AJOT | December 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 27, 2021, as well as volumes for November 2021.

Congestion on the ground muted air cargo growth in November

AJOT | December 01, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Congestion on the ground muted air cargo’s growth in November, with volumes falling by -1.2% versus October, reversing the trend traditionally seen in the peak build-up to Christmas, according to the latest global air cargo market intelligence from industry analysts, CLIVE Data Services.

Capacity restoration is key to crisis recovery

AJOT | December 01, 2021 | Logistics | By The Numbers

Shippers found alternative means of getting their goods to market as available container shipping services maxed out and service patterns changed to serve congested routes.

U.S. airlines’ October 2021 fuel use increases 4.4% from September

AJOT | December 01, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ October Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.

Oil slips on Covid vaccine efficacy concerns – Rystad Energy

AJOT | November 30, 2021 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

Oil prices are falling today as concerns over the Omicron Covid-19 variant and the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the strain trigger bearish sentiments on global demand.

Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease slightly in November

AJOT | November 30, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | By The Numbers

China ports container volume rises 8.4% from January to October 2021

Port of Oakland blames vessel bypass for cargo volume decline

AJOT | November 29, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Forty-three percent fewer ships called last month due to delays elsewhere

Oil recovers as market corrects Friday’s panic selloff - Rystad Energy

AJOT | November 29, 2021 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

Oil prices recovered on Monday as the market corrected the exaggerated losses that news of a new Covid-19 variant triggered in the end of last week.

Recent legislation would reduce the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

AJOT | November 29, 2021 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

On Tuesday, November 23, the White House announced plans to make 50 million barrels of crude oil available to the market through a combination of exchanges and accelerating previously announced sales.

WorldACD: Trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 46)

AJOT | November 29, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

WorldACD's latest views on air cargo market developments, covering each of the last 5 weeks up till Sunday 21 November.

Drewry Port Throughput Indices November 2021

AJOT | November 29, 2021 | Maritime | By The Numbers

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 235 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes.

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending November 13, 2021

AJOT | November 17, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 502,613 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.7 percent compared with the same week last year.

October brings continued volume growth in NWSA Gateway

AJOT | November 17, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The Northwest Seaport Alliance handled a total of 313,430 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 5.6% compared to October 2020. Full imports grew 7.2%, while full exports decreased 9.8%.

U.S. Airline passengers in September 2021 down 20% from September 2019

AJOT | November 17, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

U.S. airlines carried 58.4 million passengers in September 2021 (preliminary), compared to 25.1 million passengers in September 2020 according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 20 airlines that carry more than 90% of passengers.

Oil falls on IEA, OPEC projections and as US crude stocks seen building - Rystad Energy

AJOT | November 17, 2021 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

Oil prices are rising today as a result of forecasts by IEA and OPEC that project supply surpluses in coming months and after API projected a modest crude stocks build in the US.

New natural gas pipeline capacity expands access to export and Northeast markets