Economics
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Shipping coalition takes aim at IMO 2020 fuel preparations
BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO call on charterers, bunker suppliers and nation states to “double their efforts” to ensure a smooth transition to low-sulfur fuel.
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Solving the jigsaw puzzle of filling aircraft with freight
Airlines use a lot of skills to maximize freighter and wide-body space for cargo
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The lowly rail freight carload — diminishing volume but still impressive profitability
Can carload rail become a volume and market share leader in today’s emerging high-tech freight logistics world? Or will it continue to exhibit a declining…
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Port Report: Are Europe’s box ports gaining from the US-China trade war?
Healthy container throughput growth suggests they might be.
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Commentary: Does Brazil’s need for ethanol provide greater opportunities for U.S. farmers?
Do U.S. corn producers have an opportunity to sell more to Brazil for ethanol production?
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The for-hire trucking market does not have a driver shortage problem
There isn't a driver shortage. In fact, there is a glut of capacity on the road, and not enough freight to haul.
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Exports boost Canada’s economy
GDP growth hits 3.7 percent on trade surge, but patches of weakness in householding and business spending paint a mixed picture.
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The freight railway route from China to Europe is not generating business volume
Several intermodal containers on trains running between China to Europe run empty due to lack of exporter demand for capacity.
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Bob Costello at McLeod: healthy economic activity but slower growth
Bob Costello still believes in the driver shortage.
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Transports sag on trade banter, increased tariffs will not help
Fed policy talk and China’s retaliatory tariffs couldn’t spook the markets. It was the President’s tweets that sent the markets into a tailspin. With tariff…
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