WASHINGTON - The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to extend the life of the Export-Import Bank by three years, sending to President Obama a measure that had been waylaid for months by small-government conservatives seeking...

Mother’s Day is this Sunday and you’re no doubt seeing more ads for florists and online flower delivery services that make it super-convenient to show your mom you care. Have you ever stopped to think where these flowers are...

NVOCC-Arranged Import Market Remains Uncertain Even As It Outpaces Overall U.S. Inbound Ocean Liner Market, Says PIERS Report Imports of shipped cargo will continue to show modest growth in 2012 wh...

On a trip to the Boeing airplane factory in February, President Obama called for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, (often referred to as the Ex-Im Bank) stating it played a main role i...

After 1.9% growth in January, U.S. containerized exports leapt forward again in February, rising 9.6% year-over-year and 4% from the previous month. The total February volume was 1,014,176 TEUs, le...

PIERS is the most comprehensive database of U.S. waterborne trade activity in the world providing information services to thousands of subscribers globally. Our business intelligence tools and solutions are based on a unique...

One of the world’s largest consumer brands and maker of popular men’s razor blades recently came up with a very clever and interesting way to use PIERS data for competitive intelligence.  The ...

Steady sales growth in both automobiles and existing homes over the last few months drove U.S. container import volumes up 4.1% in January to 1,475,608 million TEUs. This marks the 3rd consecutive ...

By 2014 container ships will transport three quarters of perishable reefer cargo as they take further market share from specialized refrigerated vessels, according to a new report by Drewry Maritim...

President Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget on February 13 for the fiscal year 2013 that aims to slash the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years. While the plan envisions growth in areas like he...

India’s exports in January increased 10.1 percent year-over-year to $25.4 billion, the fastest growth rate in three months. Exports grew 3.87 percent in November and 6.7 percent in December over the corresponding months in 2010.

U.S. containerized imports closed 2011 at a point of upward trajectory -- up 3% Y-o-Y, with December marking the second month of continuous growth at 2.4%, and the fourth quarter closing 1.9% above...

During his 2010 State of the Union address President Obama boldly proclaimed his plans to double U.S. exports in 5 years, which in turn would create an estimated 2 million American jobs. The Nat...

PIERS recently featured a link on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to an article about Starbucks’ creative use of an old shipping container. The new concept store that opened just south of Seattle ...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (a regional economic development agency consisting of 13 member states) is now using PIERS, The Standard in Trade Intelligence, to support their Global Appalachi...

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