Monday, January 25, 2021 · Stanley Chao
Despite tariffs, a trade war and a pandemic, the Chinese economy is once again the world’s factory. Maybe it never went away.
Monday, April 20, 2020 · Jeff Berman
The ongoing impact of COVID-19, or coronavirus, was on full display in the declining number of United States-bound waterborne shipments, for the month of March, according to data recently issued by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva. March shipments—at 829,501—were off…
Thursday, February 13, 2020 · Jeff Berman
January shipments—at 1,026,714—fell 3.6% annually. And containerized freight shipments were off 2.8% annually, with Panjiva noting that it was notable there was a decline even with the earlier timing of the 2019 Lunar New Year. Looking back, for calendar year 2019, total…
Monday, October 21, 2019 · Jeff Berman
Data recently issued by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva showed that US-bound waterborne shipments fell in September.
Monday, June 17, 2019 · Jeff Berman
May shipments, at 1,078,514, rose 0.8% annually. On a year-to-date basis, shipments through May, at 4,974,896, are up 2.5% compared to the same period a year ago. The firm added that containerized freight was up 3% in May.
Monday, July 16, 2018 · Jeff Berman
June shipments, at 1,025,643, were up 6.5% annually. This represents another month of growth, with the exception of a 0.2% decline in March, which was the first one going back to a 7.7% annual drop-off in February 2017. Through the first six months of the year, Panjiva said…
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 · Jeff Berman
March shipments, at 858,809, were down 0.2% annually, marking the first annual decline going back to February 2017's 7.7% annual decline, with both of these months volumes impacted by the timing of the Asian Lunar New Year, with Panjiva noting that the resulting shortfall…
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 · Jeff Berman
May shipments at 987,650 were up 3.3% annually, which was down from April's 9.7% annual spread, which was the fastest rate of growth going back to February 2016
