The Port of Long Beach in May recorded its busiest month since October 2007, indicating that cargo volumes are returning to pre-recession levels and the worst effects of the labor disruptions this past year are over. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.)
Rail carload and intermodal volumes were again mixed for the week ending June 6, according to data issued by the Association of American Railroads
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. factory sector, ailing from the strong dollar, global weakness and lower oil prices, has slipped into a technical recession, new data released Monday show.
Allergy sufferers in the U.S. have had a particularly rough time this spring, with April and May pollen levels in New York frequently surging 25% or more above the monthly average for the last three years, according to data from IMS Health Inc. (This article requires a subscription with The Wall Street Journal. To access, […]
The Senate on May 23 easily passed a two-month extension of highway funding authority, sending the measure to the president for his signature.
Iraq is taking OPEC’s strategy to defend its share of the global oil market to a new level.
The number of tractor-trailers that passed through the top five U.S. border crossings rose 2.4 percent in the first quarter, compared with a 4.1 percent increase a year ago, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above […]
Americans stepped up their borrowing in March, as the WSJ’s Eric Morath reports, but the question remains whether the consumers who make figure so prominently in the global economy will start buying in big numbers after taking a break from stores in the first quarter. For planners of retail supply chains, a major part of […]
London – The German rail freight network is struggling to return to normal as train drivers return to work after a near one week strike that severely disrupted industrial supply chain in Europe’s largest economy. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.)
After more than 18 months of delays, the much heralded first phase of Brazil’s more that Reais 10 billion ($3.36 billion) port concession program received the go-ahead to proceed from the Tribunal de Contas da Uniao. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.)
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