Trade

North American trade agreement clears last major hurdle, but more immediate questions loom about the free flow of freight between Canada and the U.S. amid talk of tighter border controls.

It’s difficult to predict how travel and trade patterns will impact the global economy for the full year, but companies involved in trade and travel are feeling the pinch already. The crisis is creating risks and opportunities for airlines, especially for companies that fly dedicated freighters.

New pact is a plus for tankers, bulkers and box ships, but less so for equities.

Trade tensions look like they’ll get worse before they get better, a negative for ocean shipping demand.

CEO tells FreightWaves the U.S.-China trade war has transformed the trans-Pacific trade and customers are receptive to paying IMO 2020 bills.

September saw China record its lowest monthly export growth to the U.S. since 1996 as the trade war inflicted more damage.

Airbus has elevated its 20-year demand forecast for all-cargo aircraft, saying the market will need 2,800 specialized units to handle growth in international trade and e-commerce, 400 more than it […]

Air freight volume declined 3.2% in July, to about 20.5 billion freight ton kilometers, compared to the same month a year earlier, the International Air Transport Association reported. It is […]