By the Numbers
Fraport traffic figures: Frankfurt Airport returns to growth in second quarter of 2025
| July 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed approximately 5.8 million passengers in June 2025.
Spotlight on Indonesian thermal coal shipments
| June 27, 2025 | Maritime | Bulk | By The Numbers
This week’s Market Monitor highlights a notable shift in thermal coal trade flows, particularly in the evolving import strategies of China and India.
International Salvage Union (ISU) releases salvage industry statistics for 2024
| June 27, 2025 | Maritime | By The Numbers
The ISU has published its annual statistics for 2024. They are the only published measure of the state of the industry but do not include information from non-ISU members.
WorldACD weekly air cargo trends (week 24) - 2025
| June 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Middle East & South Asia tonnages recover slowly after Eid
U.S. cargo and passenger airlines gained 3,870 jobs in April 2025
| June 19, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
May 2024 Federal Express numbers are 233,739, while Federal Express Corporation June 2024 numbers are 432,127.
WorldACD weekly air cargo trends (week 23) - 2025
| June 18, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
China to US tonnages and rates weaken again...
Vaca Muerta’s oil and gas boom signals Argentina’s pivot towards LNG exports
| June 17, 2025 | Energy | By The Numbers
Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play posted significant first-quarter gains in 2025, building on last year's strong performance, with oil output surging 26% and gas production rising 16% year-on-year, according to Rystad Energy estimates.
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending June 07, 2025
| June 11, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 483,807 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.3 percent compared with the same week last year.
A kernel of truth on corn trade flows
| June 11, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity | By The Numbers
Through Signal’s dry bulk flow tool, they have identified changing trends in the trade of corn.
WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 22) - 2025
| June 09, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Worldwide tonnages rebounded +4% in May...
IBA predicts up to 800 commercial aircraft orders at Paris Air Show
| June 09, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
By Dr. Stuart Hatcher, Chief Economist IBA Since the air shows restarted back in 2022, the key factor dominating them has been the supply chain. While that is far from going away anytime soon, threats of protectionism have bumped it off the top spot once again.
Air cargo ‘piggybacks global uncertainty’ as demand grows +6% in May, but sentiment drives first rates decline in a year
| June 06, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
While international trade continued to flow in May and global air cargo volumes rose +6% year-on-year, market sentiment and concerns over what comes next saw airfreight spot rates decline for the first time in a year, according to Xeneta’s latest market analysis.
Gulf of America oil and natural gas production expected to remain stable through 2026
| June 06, 2025 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers
EIA forecasts crude oil production in the Federal Offshore Gulf of America (GOA) will average 1.80 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2025 and 1.81 million b/d in 2026, compared with 1.77 million b/d in 2024, in the most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
March 2025 marks record in value of U.S. freight with Canada and Mexico
| June 05, 2025 | Trucking | By The Numbers
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics TransBorder freight data program reports that March 2025 marks a record all-time high in the monthly dollar value of freight moved by multiple modes of transportation in U.S. freight with Canada and Mexico.
WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 21) - 2025
| June 03, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Global air cargo market stable, while China to USA lane recovers...
Signal Ocean chart of the week: Dirty oil flows shift - West African barrels flooding Europe
| May 30, 2025 | Maritime | Bulk | By The Numbers
Europe witnessed a 10% increase in crude oil imports in May 2025, likely due to refineries completing maintenance ahead of schedule, boosting crude demand. This period also saw a notable change in import origins, with a decrease in volumes from the United States.
Record-breaking shareholder payouts are now under threat as oil price hovers at $60
| May 22, 2025 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers
Western energy supermajors are faced with an increasingly difficult challenge: either keep their promise of returning ever-higher shareholder returns or risk spurning investors to save their balance sheets.
SC Ports maintains productive, reliable service in Southeast
| May 15, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers
South Carolina Ports remains focused on providing highly productive, reliable port service to support companies’ supply chains throughout the Southeast and beyond.
Port of Hamburg begins 2025 with positive numbers
| May 15, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers
The Port of Hamburg recorded a strong throughput result in the first quarter of the current year, despite the challenging geopolitical and economic environment.
U.S. cargo and passenger airlines gained 4,231 jobs in March 2025
| May 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 1,008,949 workers in March 2025, 4,231 (0.42%) more workers than in February 2025 (1,004,718).
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