By the Numbers

FPSO market is booming with Brazil fueling demand

AJOT | August 13, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

The global market for floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) is headed for a major renaissance with as many as 24 FPSO awards expected by 2020, driven to a great degree by Brazil.

U.S. solar module imports partially recover after tariffs were imposed in early 2018

AJOT | August 13, 2019 | Energy | Alternative | By The Numbers

The United States imposed tariffs on imported silicon solar cells and modules in January 2018. Module imports decreased in the months following the tariffs’ announcement and effective date, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s monthly data of solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments.

ICTSI announces strong financial results and operational performance

AJOT | August 13, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals | By The Numbers

Enrique K. Razon, Jr., President and Chairman of ICTSI said: “ICTSI’s performance in the first half of 2019 has been very positive.

Port of Virginia posts record July volumes - cargo increases nearly 6 percent

AJOT | August 13, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The Port of Virginia in July processed 265,559 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in July, making it the second busiest month in the port’s history.

Cargo slides in July at the Port of Long Beach

AJOT | August 13, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Tariffs continue to hamper trans-Pacific trade

Intermodal cargo up 10.5 percent in Savannah

AJOT | August 12, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Intermodal cargo continues its powerful rise at the Georgia Ports Authority, achieving 10.5 percent growth in July. Over the past three years, the Port of Savannah has grown its rail volume by 35.4 percent, completing more than 507,000 intermodal lifts in the fiscal year that ended in June.

Australia is on track to become world’s largest LNG exporter

AJOT | August 12, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

Australia is on track to surpass Qatar as the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, according to Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science (DIIS).

$Rystad: Permian frackers break old records$

Rystad: Permian frackers break old records

AJOT | August 12, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

Hydraulic fracturing operations in the Permian shattered old records in June, according to Rystad Energy.

Another big discovery off Guyana

AJOT | August 12, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

On Monday 12 August, Tullow Oil announced it has made a “significant and high-value oil discovery” off the coast of Guyana.

In the United States, most petroleum is consumed in transportation

AJOT | August 02, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

Petroleum, which consists of crude oil and refined products such as gasoline, diesel, and propane, is the largest primary source of energy consumed in the United States, accounting for 36% of total energy consumption in 2018.

Supermajors drive the Permian to record heights

AJOT | August 02, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

A handful of industry insiders have recently speculated that the Permian may be on its way out, noting that well productivity in the Permian is declining. In fact, the truth is quite the opposite.

Double-digit growth for Hamburg’s container and bulk cargo transport on inland waterways

AJOT | August 02, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Hamburg is Germany’s biggest universal port and, with 9.9 million tons throughput in 2018, its second biggest inland port.

Intermodal volumes are down in second quarter

AJOT | August 02, 2019 | Intermodal | By The Numbers

Total intermodal volumes declined 3.8 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2019, according to the Intermodal Association of North America's Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report.

Second quarter 2019 cargo theft trends analysis

AJOT | August 02, 2019 | International Trade | By The Numbers

In the second quarter of 2019, CargoNet® recorded 308 supply chain risk events in the United States and Canada.

U.S. LNG exports to Europe increase amid declining demand and spot LNG prices in Asia

AJOT | July 29, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

This year, the United States became the world’s third-largest LNG exporter, averaging 4.2 Bcf/d in the first five months of the year, exceeding Malaysia’s LNG exports of 3.6 Bcf/d during the same period.

Sluggish animal spirits highlight India’s struggle with slowdown

Bloomberg | July 28, 2019 | International Trade | By The Numbers

India’s economy remained sluggish in June, with the slowdown becoming more pervasive amid a slump in services and a plunge in exports.

More U.S. coal-fired power plants are decommissioning as retirements continue

AJOT | July 26, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

Between 2010 and the first quarter of 2019, U.S. power companies announced the retirement of more than 546 coal-fired power units, totaling about 102 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity.

Real Gross GDP up in Q2

AJOT | July 26, 2019 | International Trade | By The Numbers

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2019 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update

North American freight volumes now negative for seventh month in a row

AJOT | July 16, 2019 | International Trade | By The Numbers

The Cass Freight Index accurately measures trends in North American shipping activity based on $28 billion in paid freight expenses for the Cass customer base of hundreds of large shippers. The Cass Freight Index is widely considered a valuable economic indicator.

EIA expects U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions to fall in 2019

AJOT | July 15, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

After a 2.7% increase in U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, EIA’s July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasts a 2.2% decrease in CO2 emissions for 2019.