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U.S. containerized imports through January 2014. Source: PIERS
PIERS: US Containerized Imports Climb
U.S. containerized exports through October 2013.
US Containerized Exports Climbed in October
U.S. Furniture Imports. Source: PIERS
US Containerized Imports of Furniture Up in 2Q
March US Containerized Exports Highest in a Year

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CEVA launches 'TireCity' hub in Italy
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Ro/ro carriers ordering green ships as auto demand rises

26 Feb 2021
Grimaldi and United European Car Carriers are pursuing lower emissions vessels, and Wallenius Wilhelmsen is taking three more ships out cold layup to serve a rebounding vehicle cargo market
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‘Lost year’ for growth in 2020, but rebound in 2021: XPO
16 Apr 2020
XPO Logistics CEO Bradley S. Jacobs believes the US and global economies will recover in “fits and starts” in the second half of 2020, and supply chains will become more resilient.
US, Europe already in ‘COVID-19 recession’: economist
19 Mar 2020
The 10-year US economic expansion is over, killed by the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019), and the recovery will be slow, IHS Markit chief economist Nariman Behravesh warns.
Italy’s freight flows slow on COVID-19 travel restrictions
11 Mar 2020
The countrywide measures imposed in Italy to stop the spread of the coronavirus are having an effect on the movement of people and cargo, with rail emerging as the most secure option.
APMT joint venture widens Cosco’s Med footprint
APMT joint venture widens Cosco’s Med footprint
12 Dec 2019
Cosco has added a new container terminal to its expanding European portfolio in a JV with APM Terminals.
Contship expands La Spezia gateway to Central Europe
13 Sep 2019
With barge and rail congestion at Northern European ports mounting, Contship, an asset-based, integrated, ocean-rail transportation provider, offers cargo interests in Central Europe and northern Italy an alternative gateway through the Port of La Spezia.
Modane mudslide exposes lack of Europe rail alternatives
12 Jul 2019
Finding rail freight routes around the closed section of the North Sea-Med Corridor is not easy, as the line is a key link between France and Italy.
French mudslide test rail contingency plans
09 Jul 2019
All rail traffic along a busy route connecting the French city of Lyon and Turin in Italy has been suspended, forcing rail operators to re-route.
MSC wants full control to turn around Gioia Tauro
15 Mar 2019
The Geneva-based carrier may soon be the sole owner of Gioia Tauro's container terminal, and its only customer, which could make it difficult to arrest declining volume at the transshipment hub.
China backing to fuel Trieste competition with Piraeus
14 Mar 2019
If Italy signs up to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative as expected, it will open the way for Trieste to become China's gateway to southern Europe.
Port of Dover.
European ports bet on tech for Brexit relief
31 Jan 2019
UK forwarders, shippers, and ferry operators fear that any delay caused by customs checks will quickly lead to extensive bottlenecks and disruption.