Savant Explorations Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SVT) ("Savant") has initiated a copper exploration and discovery strategy in the Southwest United States, which contains some of the premier copper districts in the world. As the first step to this ...
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Capesize iron ore freight rates on established Pacific routes from Brazil, Western Australia and South Africa came under pressure Thursday. Charterers' rates and some offer prices fell from the previous day, which market participants ...
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US sheet pricing appeared to be trending upwards Thursday as mills retain the upper hand in contract negotiations and buyers attempt to pack on tonnage before the newest round of price increases sinks in. Though Platts has maintained its ...
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In a report from the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), US steel exports increased in August compared to July by 5.5 percent, and were down compared to August 2012 by 2.1 percent, according to government data released late ...
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The potential for synchronous global growth could ignite demand for transportation, leading to higher carrier pricing, a recovery of profitability, and the potential for industry consolidation, according to David Newman, a transportation ...
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Eastern US coal and gas producer Consol Energy said Tuesday that its third-quarter coal production exceeded guidance provided in the second quarter, while margins decreased primarily as a result of lower sales prices per ton. Consol said ...
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China's most competitive medium and heavy duty truck manufacturer Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle (DFCV) will showcase Wuhan International Commercial Vehicle Exhibition with its latest trucks and powertrain products to demonstrate its latest ...
The Port of Houston announced Wednesday that total tonnage for September is up 3 million tons or 1 percent and year to date, 27 million tons, up 3 percent. Container tonnage is at 1.5 million tons for the month, down 9 percent. Year to ...
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The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjuted (SA) For-Hire Tonnage Index rose 1.4 percent in September. "I continue to be pleasantly surprised on the strength of truck tonnage," ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello ...
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US for-hire truck tonnage spiked 1.4% in September, matching August's gain. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that the seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index is up 8.4% compared to September 2012, marking the largest ...
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China is on track to exceed the rest of the world in demand for base metals by 2017, becoming the single largest consumer, research consultancy Wood Mackenzie said Friday. In its latest base metals demand forecasts, Wood Mackenzie expects ...
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ACT Research president Kenneth Vieth may have summed up the US economic forecast best at ATA's All Eyes on the Economy session when he said "We came through the Great Recession and we are now in the Great Okay." Vieth was referring to ...
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The marine industry s leading solutions and services provider, has launched its new Bio Seal Ring product for maritime stern tube seal applications. The W?rtsil? Bio Seal Ring is the first seal on the market that works with ...
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China's daily imports of crude rebounded in September from the previous month to a fresh record, bearing out forecasts for the country to overtake the United States as the world's largest oil importer, as refineries restarted following ...
Overall freight volumes in the US will grow by 63.6% to $1.3 trillion annually in 2024 and trucking will see its share of those revenues rise to 81% from 80.7% in 2012, according to ATA's U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2024. The ...
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