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Customs & Transport & Recent articles WTO officially appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General (2013-05-15) Pascal Lamy vows his full support as well as that of the entire organization's Secretariat. More... Canadian and U.S. officials discuss Beyond the Border Initiative (2013-05-14) Border Executive Steering Committee discussed additional opportunities for outreach. More... Port of Vancouver employees believe in harbour's environmental commitment (2013-05-14) Ports employees are most positive about their record on environmental stewardship. More... Panama Canal implements water conservation measures (2013-05-13) Due to an abnormally long dry season the Canal's water levels are below normal. More... Port of Montreal truck traffic flow to be improved by two projects (2013-05-13) Projects will allow the Port of Montreal and the trucking industry to further improve operational efficiency. More... World airports group reports weak air freight traffic in March (2013-05-10) Almost every region posted decreases in the volume of air freight traffic says Airports Council International. More... Global containerized exports in March fell by 1.67% on a year-to-year comparison (2013-05-10) Contraction that was not completely in line with ocean carriers' seasonal expectations. More... Canada adopts new rules to reduce ship pollution (2013-05-09) New environmental standards to reduce air emissions and pollution from ships navigating in Canadian waters. More... Freight shipments up slightly in the U.S. in March (2013-05-09) The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.3 percent in March from February. More... Container ship scrapping expected to hit new record this year (2013-05-08) Market analyst Alphaliner says scrapping of container ships is expected to reach 450,000 teu this year. More... EDC forecasts exports will rise 8% this year and an additional 5% in 2014 (2013-05-08) Pent-up demand is reappearing in key economic indicators following 4 years of sluggish global performance. More... Hong Kong port strike ends (2013-05-07) Workers accept smaller increase and employers promise to improve working conditions. More... Port of Rotterdam reports increase in container handling, but drop in overall cargo (2013-05-07) Container throughput dropped in tonnes but increased in units by 4% to 2.8 million TEU. More... North American shipment volume down in April (2013-05-06) Volume and expenditures both slumped in April, following strong showings in March. More... Orders for new big container ships keep focus on carrier supply pressures (2013-05-06) Attempts by carriers to tackle the capacity overhang are being undone as new orders for ultra large container vessels. More... Freight volumes on Canadian railroads increased in April, while U.S. railroads had mixed results (2013-05-06) Second-highest weekly carload average for any month since 1996 for Canadian railroads. More... U.S. trade deficit declines in March as imports decreased more than exports (2013-05-03) The United States' international trade deficit decreased to $38.8 billion in March, from $43.6 billion in February. More... U.S. upgrades Canada's rating on intellectual property protection (2013-05-03) Yearly report on U.S. trading partners' protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. More... NAFTA surface trade down one percent in February (2013-05-02) Goods moving by truck, pipeline, and air each declined, while rail and vessel transportation both increased. More... Asia Pacific air cargo down 3% in March (2013-05-02) Asia Pacific Airlines report 3.1 percent decline in international cargo demand. More... Far East to Europe container rates down by $600/teu since the start of the year (2013-05-02) Alphaliner reports that a rapid capacity influx has triggered a renewed rate war on this route. More... Global container freight index remained stable in March (2013-05-01) February Chinese New Year holidays dampened volumes in the ports of destination in March. More... Major Seaway rehabilitation work completed over the winter (2013-05-01) The 2013 winter work included some of the most crucial, difficult, and labor intensive activity since program began. More... April 2013 The way cargo is stolen differs widely among the three NAFTA countries (2013-04-30) FreightWatch reports that use of violence varies widely, as well as the type of areas favored by criminals. More... Port of Antwerp reports decrease in container volumes, other cargos up slightly (2013-04-30) The port of Antwerp handled 46,997,502 tonnes of freight in the first three months of this year. More... Port of Prince Rupert to increase harbour dues and fees (2013-04-30) The Prince Rupert Port Authority has not increased its tariff schedule since May 2007. More... U.S. Congress passes bill to stop air controllers layoffs (2013-04-29) Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 heads to President's desk for signature. More... Demand for freighter aircraft to double in the next 20 years (2013-04-29) ACMG forecasts doubling of the quantity of freighters in the global fleet by 2032. More... Overcapacity keeps North Europe - North America container rates low (2013-04-29) The overcapacity has kept the rates sagging despite several attempts at general rate increases by the liners. More... Canadian Freight Index surges in March (2013-04-26) TransCore's Canadian Freight Index rebounded from its February low levels in with a 24 percent increase. More... Contract awarded to raise Port of NY/NJ Bayonne Bridge by 60 feet (2013-04-26) Higher bridge will allow large container ships access to terminals in New Jersey and on Staten Island. More... Global container trade will grow by 4.7% this year (2013-04-25) Drewry expects wide regional variations, leading to very different utilisation levels across geographies. More... Chambers of commerce progress on electronic certificates of origin (2013-04-25) Members urge recognition of documents and their digital signatures by all customs administrations. More... IATA says U.S. sequestration and budget proposals are unfair to shippers, passengers (2013-04-24) Commercial aviation largely pays its own way through a plethora of dedicated fees and taxes. More... Shipowners, unions say some countries fail to report casualties (2013-04-24) Lack of investigation and accident reports hinders the development of appropriate prevention measures. More... Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers up 2.4 % in February (2013-04-24) CGFI's Base Rate Index increased by 1.9 % when compared to January 2013. More... U.S. truck tonnage index increased 0.9% in March (2013-04-24) This year's first quarter increase was the best since the final quarter 2011. More... Hong Kong shippers find alternative route to get around port strike (2013-04-23) Organizing to ship goods through ports in the neighboring Chinese province of Guangdong. More... ICAO to strengthen cooperation with air cargo industry group (2013-04-23) ICAO and TIACA will work more closely on air cargo and mail security and facilitation. More... Hong Kong airport's air freight volumes dropped a little in March (2013-04-23) Air cargo throughput in the month of March decreased by 2.2% to 360,000 tonnes. More... EU may impose recycling tax to ships entering its harbours (2013-04-22) Ship recycling scheme could be funded by a recycling levy to be imposed on any ship using an EU port. More... Canadian railroads report slight increase in freight traffic in early April (2013-04-22) Carloads were up 1.2% compared with the same week last year, intermodal units were up 1.9%. More... Far East-Europe container rates keep inching down (2013-04-22) Alphaliner blames carriers' failure to rein back capacity increases on the trade route. More... EU-U.S. free trade talks to begin this summer (2013-04-19) The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will extend beyond the removal of tariffs. More... Mexico's highways remain dangerous for freight carriers (2013-04-19) Some of them have now been labeled too risky for carriers to use. More... U.S. trucking contests Port of L.A.'s environmental program in Supreme Court (2013-04-18) L.A.'s Clean Trucks Program determines which trucking companies can serve the port. More... Full end to U.S. East and Gulf coast ports' labour saga as employers ratify contract (2013-04-18) The approval came eight days after ILA members voted overwhelmingly to ratify the contract. More... Hong Kong port strike continues after workers refuse wage offer (2013-04-17) Shipping lines divert vessels to Shenzhen, China and other nearby ports. More... Air transportation accident rate dropped by 33 percent in 2012 (2013-04-17) The 2012 ICAO/IATA harmonized rate came in at 2.4 accidents per million flights. More... Global trade still not back to pre-recession levels: OECD (2013-04-17) Total external trade by sea stagnates in the United States and the European Union. More... Confidence in global economy is on the mend says WEF survey (2013-04-16) It looks as though the worst is over and experts are not too worried about a double-dip recession. More... New Windsor-Detroit bridge gets presidential permit (2013-04-16) The project includes state-of-the-art customs inspection plazas and an interchange with Interstate-75 in Michigan. More... U.S. and Japan work out separate side deal for TPP negotiations (2013-04-15) U.S. approves Japan joining TPP after side deals on automotive and insurance sectors. More... Transpacific carriers still adding capacity despite volume drop (2013-04-15) According to Drewry Maritime Research, overall eastbound cargo shipped fell by 8.8% is first quarter. More... Piracy against shipping declines but IMB advises continued vigilance (2013-04-15) A total of 66 criminal incidents against shipping were reported worldwide in the first three months of 2013. More... Customs in UK hold warehouses, forwarders liable in cases of evaded duties (2013-04-12) UK fines companies which handle goods on which excise duty has not been paid. More... U.S. to launch study towards new land border crossing fees (2013-04-12) The Obama administration is bringing back the subject of land border crossing fees. More... U.S. East and Gulf coast ports longshoremen approve six-year contract (2013-04-11) Negotiations began more than a year ago to replace an agreement that expired in September. More... Global containerised cargo growth continued to lose steam in February (2013-04-11) Latest CTS volume data shows that global container exports fell by 13.98% in February. More... Europe to give more power to anti-dumping investigators (2013-04-11) Commission will be able to initiate investigations on its own, without an official request from industry. More... Cargo piles up as Hong Kong port strike continues (2013-04-10) Large volumes of container traffic are being diverted away from the affected terminal. More... Retailers expect U.S. imports to increase 2.7 percent in April (2013-04-10) Customs officials are working hard to keep cargo moving despite sequestration. More... March North American shipment volumes beat the past three years: Cass Report (2013-04-10) North American shipment volume and dollars spent on freight both surged up in March. More... Commercial truck crossings into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico up 3.6% in 2012 (2013-04-09) Crossings from Canada were up 2.6% over 2011, for a total of 5,623,507 crossings in 2012. More... India increases import duties on luxury cars, yachts, and motorcycles (2013-04-09) Customs duties on high-en motor vehicles go up to 100 percent. More... Bird flu outbreak in China not a threat to travel or trade (2013-04-09) The World Health Organization is not recommending any restrictions on travel or trade with China. More... Rail freight traffic down on North American railroads at the end of March (2013-04-08) Intermodal traffic down sharply in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico in last week of March. More... Container lines' profitability rests in their own hands: Drewry (2013-04-08) Carriers should refrain from old habits and stick to pricing and capacity discipline. More... Higher exports reduce U.S. trade deficit in February (2013-04-08) The U.S. goods deficit decreased $1.5 billion from January to $60.2 billion. More... North American fleet of railway freight cars increased in 2012 (2013-04-05) Tank cars increased the most, up 4 percent. Hoppers showed the biggest decline, down 3 percent. More... Hong Kong dock workers strike causes disruptions (2013-04-04) Some shipping lines have begun to reroute their cargo to neighboring ports. More... Port of Seattle joins Green Marine Environmental Program (2013-04-04) Seattle becomes the first U.S. West Coast port to join the environmental program. More... IATA and FIATA sign up on multilateral e-air waybill (2013-04-04) Multilateral e-AWB agreement is expected to play a major role in increasing adoption of the e-AWB. More... Transpacific container lines say business is up, confirm rate increase (2013-04-03) The April 1 increase is intended to restore current market rates closer to sustainable levels. More... Food/drinks were the most stolen freight type in past 3 months: FreightWatch (2013-04-03) Compared with the previous quarter, thefts fell by 20% and average loss value dropped by 39%. More... IATA reports modest air cargo improvement in February (2013-04-02) Factoring calendar anomalies, air cargo was actually up 2% in February compared to the previous year. More... Trucks carry nearly 60% of North American trade (2013-04-02) Trucks carried 59.3% of trade in January 2013, followed by rail at 14.3%, vessels at 9.8%, pipelines at 8.1% and air at 3.8%. More... Global economy is improving but Europe lags behind, says OECD (2013-04-02) The euro area's three largest economies will grow by 0.4 per cent during the first quarter. More... Near sourcing is all talk but little action according to Drewry (2013-04-01) Despite claims that trend is increasing, evidence suggests that it is unlikely to affect deep-sea container cargo volumes. More... Asia pacific airlines report a 13% cargo drop in February (2013-04-01) The decline is mostly due to factory closures during the Chinese New Year holiday period. More... Intermodal traffic down slightly on Canadian railroads in 3rd week of March (2013-04-01) Carloads were up 1.9% compared with the same week last year, intermodal units were down 2.2%. More... |
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