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Tanker - Weekly Market Monitor week 12 - 2025
| March 20, 2025 | International Trade | By The Numbers
Snapshot of Crude and Product Freight Rates, Supply-Demand
TIACA Releases the Air Cargo Industry’s Fifth Annual Sustainability Report
| March 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) proudly announces the release of the 5th edition of its annual Air Cargo Sustainability Insights Report, offering a comprehensive analysis of the industry’s ongoing sustainability transformation. The report, based on insights from 274 industry respondents, highlights the growing commitment to sustainability, the challenges faced, and key trends shaping the future of air cargo.
Hapag-Lloyd publishes 2024 annual report and announces outlook for current financial year
| March 20, 2025 | Maritime | By The Numbers
Hapag-Lloyd published its new annual report today. According to the report, a slight increase in the operating result was achieved in 2024. The Group EBITDA rose to USD 5.0 billion (EUR 4.6 billion).
Port of Los Angeles February cargo volume stays strong at port of Los Angeles
| March 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers
After a record start to 2025, Port of Los Angeles cargo volume remained strong into February. The Port processed 801,398 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) last month, which was 2.5% more than last year and marked the Port’s second-busiest February on record.
Port of Oakland container volume starts new year with 8.5% increase
| March 19, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers
The Port of Oakland starts 2025 with growth in both imports and exports. Loaded container volume recorded 146,187 TEUs (twenty-foot containers) in January 2025. This is an 8.5% increase over January 2024, when 144,405 TEUs passed through the Port.
CSX Corp. announces date for First quarter earnings release
| March 19, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers
CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) will release first quarter financial and operating results after the market close on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. This will be followed by a conference call and live webcast hosted by the company’s management team at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.
WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 10) - 2025
| March 18, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Flat markets slightly above last year’s levels
U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines lost 5,188 jobs in January 2025
| March 18, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
In June 2024 , FedEx Ground and FedEx Services merged with FedEx Express to form Federal Express Corporation. Consequently, carrier FX experienced a significant increase in employee count, thereby increasing the total number of employees within the industry.
Descartes Study: 39% of high-growth companies leverage trade compliance as competitive advantage
| March 17, 2025 | Shipping Technology | By The Numbers
Descartes Systems Group, released findings from its study Top Three Traits of Companies with a Successful Approach to Trade Compliance. The study showed that 39% of fast-growing companies (those expecting greater than 15% growth over the next two years) consider trade compliance to be a competitive advantage and not only a regulatory requirement, compared to 22% of slower-growing companies (those with less than 5% growth expectations).
Container Shipping Sector Fourth Quarter Results
| March 17, 2025 | International Trade | By The Numbers
The container shipping industry had total net income of $15.8 billion in 4Q24, an $11.0 billion and 41.0% decrease sequentially from the $26.8 billion earnings reported in 3Q24. Compared to last year's fourth quarter, net income in this quarter represented an increase of $16.5 billion from the $0.7 billion loss in the year ago quarter.
CMA CGM 2024 annual financial results
| March 14, 2025 | Maritime | By The Numbers
After a year of normalization for the transport and logistics industry in 2023 following the COVID pandemic, 2024 saw increased demand for maritime container shipping. While buoyed by stronger-than-expected growth in world trade and inventory rebuilding, global capacity faced a negative shock from geopolitical tensions.
WorldACD weekly air cargo trends week 9 - 2025
| March 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
China to USA market weakens in February...
California exports surge; Outlook for trade downright clouded
| March 07, 2025 | International Trade | By The Numbers
Beacon Economics is not at all sanguine about the near-term prospects for growth in U.S. exports, although we do believe that California industry is better positioned to cope with the latest tariffs, counter-tariffs, tariff exemptions, tariff pauses, and unilaterally suspended tariffs, than many.
Tanker - Weekly Market Monitor Week 10 - 2025
| March 07, 2025 | Trucking | By The Numbers
This week focuses on the evolution of dirty tonne-day growth and its impact on the AG-China route.
WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 8) - 2025
| March 04, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Asia Pacific tonnages are close to pre-Lunar New Year levels
CMA CGM Annual 2024 financial results
| February 28, 2025 | Maritime | By The Numbers
After a year of normalization for the transport and logistics industry in 2023 following the COVID pandemic, 2024 saw increased demand for maritime container shipping. While buoyed by stronger-than-expected growth in world trade and inventory rebuilding, global capacity faced a negative shock from geopolitical tensions.
AAR Study: Railroads drive $233 billion in economic activity, supporting nearly 750,000 jobs
| February 28, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers
A new study by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) underscores the substantial economic impact of the rail transportation industry in the United States. In 2023, the rail transportation sector contributed $233.4 billion in total economic output, supporting nearly 749,000 jobs across various industries.
WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 7) - 2025
| February 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Worldwide air cargo tonnages have continued to recover slowly from what was a shallower Lunar New Year (LNY) dip than last year, according to the latest weekly figures from WorldACD Market Data, although it’s too soon to get much sense of how ‘normal’ or healthy demand this year will be.
Today in Energy: Average state tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel fuel nearly flat since July 2024
| February 21, 2025 | Energy | By The Numbers
As of January 1, 2025, state taxes and fees on gasoline and diesel fuel averaged $0.33 per gallon (gal) of gasoline and $0.35/gal of diesel fuel, according to our table on federal and state motor fuel taxes. Since July 2024, average taxes on both gasoline and diesel have remained nearly flat, increasing less than half of one cent each.
WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 6) - 2025
| February 18, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers
Global air cargo tonnages rebounded slightly (+3%) in week 6 (3 to 9 February) from their Lunar New Year (LNY) holiday dip the previous week. However, average rates have dropped further, especially from Asia Pacific, according to the latest weekly figures and analysis by WorldACD Market Data.
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