Larry Smith/TransPix The Cass Freight Index, a measure of shipping activity in trucking and other transportation modes, dropped in February while expenditures rose, Cass Information Systems said. Shipping fell 0.4% in February from the ...
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Coretronic shipped 6.47 million backlight units (BLUs) in February, decreasing 19% sequentially, according to the company. Coretronic also shipped 81,000 DLP projectors in February, slipping 4% sequentially, and expects shipments in March ...
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In the first month this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output increased by 3.56 percent year on year to 555,783 metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given month the ...
Tags: CR Sheet, Strip Shipments
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday mixed US rail traffic for the month of February 2014, with carload volume decreasing and intermodal volume increasing compared with February 2013. Intermodal traffic in February ...
Tags: Metal Product, Coal Shipments
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in air freight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometres (FTK) rose 4.5% in January compared to January 2013. ...
Tags: Air Freight, Service, Logistics
High ethylene prices in Asia have been keeping margins of most ethylene derivatives in the red, forcing some MEG and polyethylene makers to consider trimming operation rates or closing entire production lines, sources said this week. In ...
Coal shipments to South Korea from Port Waratah Coal Services' terminals at the Australian port of Newcastle slumped 55% from January to 993,000 mt in February, the company said Thursday. The drop comes after Port Waratah's terminals ...
Tags: Coal Imports, Newcastle Port, Coal shipments
Coal exports from the Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) terminals based at Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, totaled 9.84 million mt in February this year, increasing by 6.91 percent compared to January, according to the ...
Tags: Coal Exports, Mineral
Shipments of new personal computers, most of them equipped with Microsoft Windows, will face greater declines in 2014 than earlier anticipated, IDC said Tuesday. IDC said that PC shipments will drop by 6% from 2013 to approximately 296 ...
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US railroads are rerouting ethanol shipments to avoid bottlenecks in Chicago, particularly for delivery to the East Coast, where supplies are running low, rail company officials said Thursday. David Garin, BNSF's vice president of ...
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February steel imports are expected to hold at elevated levels seen in January, which was already a near 27% boost from December, according to Department of Commerce data that was updated Tuesday. The US had 2.9 million mt of steel ...
Tags: Steel Imports, Plate products
Keeping the Stockroom on Track in Less Floor Space Founded in 1961, Plasser American Corp. continues to serve the nation's freight railroads and high speed intercity and commuter systems. The product line includes an entire range of ...
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Factory orders declined 0.7% in January, the Commerce Department reported March 6. The decline followed a revised 2% decline in December that was larger than initially reported. Durable goods orders dropped 1% in January. Orders for ...
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KGPS's HereO kid-tracking watch incorporates GPS and GPRS cellular data at $149, including six months of service. Related smart watch OKO Updates Android-Brand Smart Watch smart watch Samsung Adds Two Tizen-OS Smart Watches smart watch ...
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According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MOTIE), the country's trade balance indicated a $926 million surplus in February this year. Meanwhile, in the first two months ...
Tags: Steel Export, Mineral