International trade

Donald Broughton explores the technology economy and its impact on the overall economy.

While the degradation was seen across most sectors, the transport sectors saw large declines.

Beijing has sworn to institute countermeasures to combat a huge increase in tariffs, from 15 percent to 25 percent, that have been imposed by Washington on $200 billion worth of a wide range of Chinese goods. A set of high-level, last-minute, talks yesterday to postpone or prevent the tariffs failed.

Shippers benefit as transportation rates expected to stay low.

The Economic Roundup is designed to synthesize the events of the past month as they relate to freight markets, and provide a guide on trends to keep an eye on in the upcoming month.

Growth in the U.S. economy improved 3.2 percent during the first quarter, but details related to freight demand suggest a weaker environment to start the year.

The monthly economic roundup summarizes key developments in the macroeconomy over the past month and highlights trends worth watching headed into April.

Canada’s largest port handled 147 million tons of cargo during 2018.

Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih announced on January 26 that the country is raising $426 billion in private sector investments, which will include roughly $36 billion for logistics infrastructure according to Reuters.

The monthly economic roundup is a summary of recent event in the economy and a guide for key trends worth monitoring over the next month.

Airbus (AIR: EURONEXT) broke ground for its new A220 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama on Wednesday. The newest airliner in Airbus’ product line, the A220 is designed to revolutionize the market for 100-150 seat aircraft.

A monthly survey of all the important economic developments from the past month, and a look at some of the key trends to watch throughout the month of November.

Growth in the US economy slowed slightly in the third quarter of the year, but remains strong headed into the end of 2018 and consumers and inventory building carried the load.

Freight demand remained strong through the end of the 2nd quarter, but growth is likely to normalize through the 3rd quarter as some of the temporary boosts to economic activity fade.

The next big thing is food. Not just food, but hot food, and not just hot food but hot–delivered–food.

The report examines economic trajectory through employment and GDP per capita measures of the 300 largest metro areas in the world that now account for nearly half of all global output.

A monthly survey of all the important economic developments from the past month, and a look at some of the key trends to watch throughout the month of June.

There’s nothing done at large scale today. That’s just not reality. There’s still more questions than answers. But what is being done, and how?

Shipa Freight, a spinoff from Agility, has created a platform that makes it easier for SMEs to book air and ocean freight online.

Economic conditions as they relate to freight generally improved during the month. With a few notable exceptions, most of the data released in April (largely covering March activity) either met or exceeded expectations and signal that freight demand will likely stay strong going forward.