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Port of Vancouver launched battery electric container trucks pilot program (2026-06-24) Four battery electric container trucks are already operating at the port as part of this program. More...
Port of Montreal still stands out in Green Marine certification program (2026-06-23) Port recognized for its sustainable development practices and environmental performance for a 19th consecutive year. More...
Port of New York and New Jersey container volume dropped 8.4% in April (2026-06-22) Total volume was 688,163 TEUs bringing the year-to-date total through April to 2,865,857 TEUs . More...
Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal renovations have passed the halfway mark (2026-06-19) The project will allow the 200-acre facility to grow its annual container capacity from 200,000 TEUs to 1.75 million TEUs. More...
Northwest Seaport Alliance's total imports increased in May (2026-06-19) The ports of Seattle and Tacoma report full imports and exports increased 6.8% and 3.3%, respectively in May. More...
Port of Los Angeles' May cargo volume was up 17 percent (2026-06-18) The Port's import volume increased amid continued uncertainty surrounding trade policy and global supply chains. More...
Canadian wholesale sales rose 0.6 percent in April (2026-06-18) Sales increased in five of the seven subsectors, representing about 60% of total wholesale sales. More...
U.S. airlines March traffic data down 0.3% compared to last year (2026-06-17) BTS reported 73.1 million domestic passengers and 11.3 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights. More...
Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales were up 4.2 per cent in April (2026-06-17) Sales rose in 17 of the 21 subsectors, led by the petroleum and coal product and food subsectors. More...
Air Canada and machinists and aerospace workers reach tentative agreement (2026-06-16) Agreement covers over 11,000 maintenance, airport airside, cargo, and administrative employees based in Canada. More...
OECD reports steel excess capacity continues to weigh on global markets (2026-06-16) Subsidies are increasingly undermining fair competition, says the the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. More...
Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices halve airline industry profitability (2026-06-15) Airlines' expected combined total net profit will drop to roughly half the previously projected numbers. More...
Vessel design approval simplifies Rotor Sail integration on medium-range tankers (2026-06-15) Classification society DNV reviewed the Rotor Sail integration for the vessel and issued an approval in principle. More...
Global air cargo demand was up 4.0 percent in April (2026-06-12) North American, European and Asia-Pacific airlines saw good increases while Middle Eastern carriers saw a -18.2% drop. More...
American freight transportation index rose 0.3% in April (2026-06-12) BTS reports increases in air freight, rail carloads, trucking, and water while rail intermodal and pipeline volumes decreased. More...
No safe passage: Strait of Hormuz remains highly volatile (2026-06-11) No commercial justification for risking seafarers' lives, says International Maritime Organization Secretary-General. More...
U.S. ports handled 2.05 million twenty-foot equivalent units in April (2026-06-11) That was down 5.1 percent from March and down 7.3percent compared to April 2025. More...
U.S. Customs to open chilled cargo inspection site at the Port of Savannah (2026-06-10) Refrigerated cargo inspections will be performed in a temperature-controlled environment, without breaking the cold chain. More...
Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan complete first methanol retrofit (2026-06-10) The first of five 10,100 TEU charter vessels has been upgraded from a conventional engine to a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on methanol. More...
Great lakes iron ore trade was up in May while limestone dropped (2026-06-08) Iron ore cargo increased 8.4% compared to a year ago while limestone was down 8.1 percent. More...
CN moved over 2.96 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada in May (2026-06-09) The railway moved over 2.96 million metric tonnes of grain, surpassing the previous monthly record set in May of 2025. More...
IMO treaty on hazardous and noxious cargo to enter into force in 2027 (2026-06-08) First international compensation regime for accidents involving hazardous and noxious substances carried by sea. More...
Vancouver's ECHO Program launches 10th year of voluntary whale saving initiatives (2026-06-08) The Swiftsure Bank voluntary slowdown and Strait of Juan de Fuca voluntary route alteration is in effect from June 1. More...
Wind-powered cargo ships sail past the 100-vessel milestone (2026-06-05) The tanker and bulker sectors currently lead the field in the number of ships with wind propulsion systems installed. More...
Canadian railways total freight volume was down 2.5% in March (2026-06-05) Statistics Canada says freight drop was driven by declines in coal and wheat. More...
Port of Oakland's cargo was relatively steady in April despite fewer vessel calls (2026-06-04) April volume was down modestly from March volume as total vessel calls declined from 86 to 80. More...
CPKC announces a new monthly grain record in May (2026-06-04) Canadian Pacific Kansas City's new May achievement beats the previous tonnage record set in May 2020. More...
Port of Savannah handled 443,650 twenty-foot equivalent container units in April (2026-06-03) The port saw a decrease of 71,850 TEUs or nearly 14 percent compared to the same month last year. More...
Total flights in and out of Canadian airports were down 4.4% in March (2026-06-03) Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 436,682 in March. More...
Container carriers schedule reliability increased by 0.4 percentage points in April (2026-06-02) Global industry schedule reliability increased to 62.4%, making this the highest figure for 2026 so far. More...
Canadian shippers ground transportation costs increased in March (2026-06-02) Canadian General Freight Index shows both base rates and fuel surcharges were up. More...
Middle East war leads to 3.4% fall in global air passenger demand in April (2026-06-01) Middle Eastern carriers saw a -48.1% decrease in demand. Excluding the Middle East, demand increased by 1.2%. More...
Canada's gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in March (2026-06-01) Statistics Canada reports goods-producing industries contracted 0.8% in March, more than offsetting February's expansion. More...