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Tonnage in April Rises 6.9% Year-Over-Year

May 18, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

Truck tonnage in April increased a seasonally adjusted 6.9% compared with year-ago levels, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. The monthly index, released May 18, equaled 114.7 in April, compared with 107.2 in April 2020. (The index […]


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Containerships Wanted: Carriers ‘Scraping the Barrel’ for Tonnage

April 22, 2021

Via: gCaptain

Carriers are “scraping the bottom of the barrel” for available tonnage, as the percentage of the global containership fleet commercially idle and not in dry dock has fallen to just 0.8%. And according to the latest Alphaliner survey, the severe […]


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September Tonnage Down Year-Over-Year, but Rebounds After August Decline

October 20, 2020

Via: Transport Topics

Truck tonnage in September declined a seasonally adjusted 2.7% when compared with year-ago levels, marking the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year declines, American Trucking Associations said Oct. 20. However, when measured month-to-month, the index increased 6.7% in September, after declining […]


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Denmark Takes 6th Place among World’s Major Shipping Nations

January 19, 2018

Via: World Maritime News

Denmark has moved up taking the sixth place on the list of the world’s major shipping nations with regards to operated tonnage, Danish Maritime Authority said citing data from IHS Markit. Denmark has overtaken Germany and advanced to the sixth […]