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Pacific Alliance Expansion Plans

Could the Pacific Alliance become the vehicle for the economic ties across the Pacific Rim that were the aim of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? The four members of the trade bloc – Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru – are among Latin America’s leading advocates for...

NVOCC US Import TEU Share Nears 39 Percent

NVOCCs again laid claim to a record 38.8% share of US import shipping volumes in 2016, with a growth rate in TEUs that outpaced the rate of carriers as a whole. Our bill-of-lading data shows that ocean carriers brought 20,953,723 TEUs in imports to US ports last year;...