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IMO adopts first global code for autonomous ships (2026-05-28) The International Maritime Organization's new framework will regulate ships operating with little or no human crew. More...

Port Houston container cargo decreased in April (2026-05-28) The port's container volume in April was 353,319 TEUs, a decrease of 9% compared to April 2025. More...

Air Canada and Unifor reach tentative collective agreement (2026-05-27) Contract covers 6,000 contact centre, customer relations, concierge, airport in-terminal and customer journey management employees. More...

U.S. indicts four Chinese container manufacturers, alleging illegal price-fixing (2026-05-27) According to the Department of Justice the conspiracy roughly doubled the prices of standard shipping containers. More...

Port of Vancouver launches battery electric container trucks pilot program (2026-05-26) Initiative supports trucking companies testing battery electric trucks in partnership with government and industry. More...

Port of Long Beach unveils new cyber defense operations center (2026-05-26) The center features enhanced technological capabilities for around-the-clock cybersecurity monitoring and defense. More...

Northwest Seaport Alliance's total container volume was down down 21.4% in April (2026-05-25) The ports of Seattle and Tacoma report full imports and exports decreased 29.9% and 12.3%, respectively. More...

Port of Los Angeles posts second-best April on record amid strong import demand (2026-05-22) The Port of Los Angeles processed 890,861 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units in April, 5.7% above last year. More...

The Port of Halifax received two new electric rail-mounted gantry (2026-05-22) PSA Halifax's first remotely operated yard equipment in Halifax will increases capacity, efficiency and reliability. More...

American truck freight tonnage remained unchanged in April (2026-05-21) In the first four months of the year, tonnage was up 2.6% compared to last year according to the American Trucking Associations. More...

Port of New York and New Jersey container volume was up 6.9% in March (2026-05-21) This uptick was boosted by a late February blizzard, which delayed many vessels scheduled to call on the port in February. More...

North American transborder freight increased 3.2% in March (2026-05-20) Freight between the U.S. and Canada was down 2.9% and freight between the U.S. and Mexico was up 8.6%. More...

American freight transportation index rose 0.4% in March (2026-05-19) BTS reports increases in rail carloads, rail intermodal, trucking, and water while air freight and pipeline volumes decreased. More...

Statistics Canada announced that total manufacturing sales were up 3.0% in March (2026-05-19) Sales rose in 9 of the 21 subsectors, led by petroleum and coal products, and transportation equipment. More...

U.S. ports handled 2.16 million twenty-foot equivalent units in March (2026-05-15) That was up 0.6% year over year and up 13.6% from February, when many Asian factories were closed for Lunar New Year. More...

Canadian wholesale sales rose 1.9 percent in March (2026-05-15) Sales increased in five of the seven subsectors, representing 79.6% of total wholesale sales. More...

U.S. Great Lakes limestone trade was down 27.5 percent in April (2026-05-14) Loadings from U.S. quarries were also below the month's 5-year average by 35.4 percent. More...

Canadian railway's carload traffic was down 1.4 percent in first week of May (2026-05-14) Canadian railways reported 92,948 carloads for the week ending May 9, 2026. More...

IMO strengthens global efforts to reduce underwater noise from shipping (2026-05-13) Underwater radiated noise affects marine biodiversity and disrupts the marine environment. More...

U.S. airlines February traffic data up 1.5% compared to last year (2026-05-13) BTS reported 59.2 million domestic passengers and 9 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights. More...

Port of Long Beach and Port of Valencia discuss sustainability partnership (2026-05-12) Looking at ways the two entities can advance shared goals in sustainability, decarbonization. More...

CPKC sets a new April monthly grain record (2026-05-12) This new April achievement beats the previous tonnage record set in April 2020. More...

Singapore, Long Beach and Los Angeles ports renew green and digital shipping agreement (2026-05-11) The renewal reinforces the ports' commitment to decarbonization and digitalization along the trans-Pacific route. More...

Great Lakes iron ore trade increased by 5.3 percent in April (2026-05-08) The Lake Carriers' Association reports that shipments of iron ore totaled 3.9 million tons in April. More...

Canadian airlines flew 6.6 million passengers in February, up 1.7% (2026-05-08) The number of passenger-kilometres rose 4.8% year over year to 18.3 billion in February 2026. More...

Georgia's Port of Brunswick still busiest auto terminal in the United States (2026-05-07) The Port handled 779,000 units of autos, plus more than 53,000 units of heavy machinery in 2025. More...

Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports were up 9.8% in February (2026-05-07) Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at the country's airports totalled 379,924 in February. More...

Port of New York and New Jersey met its target of a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (2026-05-06) The agency remains on track toward longer-term goals of a 50" reduction by 2030. More...

CN moved 3.2 million metric tonnes of grain in April (2026-05-06) This makes eight months of strong performance for this crop year, with seven months being new monthly records. More...

Global air passenger demand up 2.1% in March, with sharp regional differences (2026-05-05) Demand for air travel continued to grow in March despite disruptions in the Middle East. More...

Port Tampa Bay welcomes arrival of two new post-Panamax cranes (2026-05-05) The cranes will enable the port to service up to three large container ships simultaneously and increase lift capacity. More...

Canadian shippers ground transportation costs were up slightly in February (2026-05-04) Canadian General Freight Index shows base rates were down while fuel surcharges were up. More...

OOCL orders twelve 13,600 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels (2026-05-04) These new vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel main engine systems capable of running LNG and conventional fuel. More...

Asia Pacific Airlines saw resilient growth in passenger and cargo traffic in March (2026-05-01) Amid Middle East disruptions international air cargo demand rose by 2.5% year-on-year in March. More...

Canada's gross domestic product was up 0.2% in February (2026-05-01) Statistics Canada reports goods-producing industries were driving the growth for the second consecutive month. More...


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