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Sep 19, 2015

China’s imports and exports suffer another bad month

In China, economic woes continued through August, as the still-weakening manufacturing sector did little to bolster tumbling export… Read more 

Sep 19, 2015

Chinese shipbuilders having a rough year

In China, through the first eight months of the year, new ship orders dropped off substantially due to… Read more 

Sep 18, 2015

Chinese shipbuilders having a rough year

In China, through the first eight months of the year, new ship orders dropped off substantially due to… Read more 

Sep 17, 2015

Rivalry between Panama and Suez Canals intensifies

Federer or Nadal, Seinfeld or Newman, pulp or no pulp, the Yankees or the Red Sox, the Panama… Read more 

Sep 16, 2015

Organizations call on government to intervene as Toronto-area trucker strike continues

Both the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (I.E. Canada) and the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA)… Read more 

Sep 14, 2015

China’s imports and exports suffer another bad month

In China, economic woes continued through August, as the still-weakening manufacturing sector did little to bolster tumbling export… Read more 

Sep 12, 2015

Importers’ return to West Coast fuels Long Beach

Importers couldn't stay away from U.S. ports on the West Coast for long, and they're driving a meteoric… Read more 

Sep 11, 2015

Importers’ return to West Coast fuels Long Beach

Importers couldn't stay away from U.S. ports on the West Coast for long, and they're driving a meteoric… Read more 

Sep 8, 2015

Container volumes reflect BRICS struggles

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) have hit various roadblocks recently, years after being identified as… Read more 

Sep 8, 2015

Survey identifies widespread parking shortages for truck drivers

A recent study identified a shortage of parking for truckers as a "national safety concern."