Supply Chain Research

Container handling at ports in 12 countries tracked by Panjiva increased by 7% on a year earlier in November, the 19th straight improvement. Ports in Canada grew the quickest, partly due to new facilities taking traffic away from the northwest U.S. The 5% rise in North America more broadly may reverse in 2018 depending on the outcome of NAFTA negotiations. Singapore expanded the most quickly in Asia, with ports across the region likely to be flattered in January and February by the 19 day delay in lunar new year vs. 2017. Airfreight growth outpaced seafreight, with a 9% rise led by North...