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US crossborder freight stalled in November

For all the recent contentious talk of tariffs and trade, the dollar value of crossborder freight moving between the United States, Canada and Mexico in November was unchanged from the previous year.

Crossborder freight totaled $131 billion moved by all modes of transportation, unchanged from November 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

Freight between the U.S. and Canada was valued at $61.8 billion, down 5.2% y/y. Freight moving between the U.S. and Mexico came...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-crossborder-freight-stalled-in-november

At TRB: How high-tech mapping can grow intermodal, and a data reality check

WASHINGTON — Here’s what supply chain stakeholders know for certain about intermodal transportation: It involves freight moving between air, land and sea. Beyond that, well, there are more questions than answers.

The 104th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board provided a fertile setting for more than 13,000 educators, regulators and private businesses to consider diversified research into how to get from here to there, and the elusive goal of making it all more efficient.

At a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/at-trb-how-high-tech-mapping-can-grow-intermodal-and-a-data-reality-check

U.S. ferries carried 131.6 million passengers in 2019

Infograpgic shows purposes of ferry trips

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released data sets from its 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO).

Key findings from the 246 ferry operators that responded indicated that 131.6 million passengers were carried on ferries in the U.S. and its territories in 2019.

DOT statistics show that commuter travel accounts for most ferry trips

The reporting ferry operators provided service through 760 terminals on 1,106 unique route segments in 40...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/u-s-ferries-carried-131-6-million-passengers-in-2019/

2020 national ferry operators census is underway

The Staten Island Ferry Guy V. Molinari. Staten Island Ferry photo.
Data collection for the National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) began on June 1. The Passenger Vessel Association is urging all its ferry members (both public and private) to participate.
Every two years, the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) conducts the NCFO. It provides the most accurate nationwide snapshot of ferry transportation throughout the U.S. and its territories. The information collected from the census is maintained in a national ferry database containing...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/2020-national-ferry-operators-census-is-underway/

For-hire freight declines in April worst since 2009

Unidentified truck on highway

Industry commentary suggesting a likely April bottom for the freight industry can be supported by new government data showing the worst year-over-year declines in for-hire transportation data since the financial crisis of 2008-09. The dramatic drop in the monthly data highlights what could be the low point in the current freight cycle and provides a relatively easy sequential comparison.

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 10% year-over-year in April according to the Bureau of...

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