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Port Tracker
A Monthly Logistics and Intermodal Outlook



Global Insight's Trade and Transportation Service monitors the complex flow of goods and services around the world, with detailed information on traffic within the United States. We provide expert analysis and forecasts to:
  • Rail carriers
  • Motor carriers
  • Shipping lines
  • Port operators and developers
  • The U.S. and other governments
  • Freight transportation users
Our data, products, and custom consulting capabilities enable you to:
  • Develop and refine your strategic marketing plan
  • Determine the impact of infrastructure or policy changes
  • Conduct market sizing, benchmarking, and optimization analysis
  • Monitor the key events shaping the industry and overall sector risk
  • Understand trade-related interactions among regions, sectors, and countries
  • Test your competitive strategies
  • Carry out economic-impact assessments
With Global Insight's 2005 acquisition of Reebie Associates, we have combined our international modeling and forecasting expertise with Reebie's one-of-a-kind U.S. county-level freight movement databases to provide the most extensive coverage of intra-U.S. commercial freight traffic available. Using the Reebie databases, we provide applications and analysis for:
  • Government agencies
  • Transportation providers

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Recognition for Leadership and Excellence

In August 2006, World Trade Magazine added Global Insight’s Port Tracker to its “Fabulous Fifty Plus One” list of “people, companies, and countries that are forging the future of world trade,” describing it as an “executive must-read on global shipping trends.” Jointly developed by Global Insight and the National Retail Federation’s Strategic Supply Chain Council, the monthly Port Tracker report includes charts, benchmarks, and a port "Congestometer" to indicate the projected situation for intermodal traffic via nine major ports.

Global Insight Trade and Transportation Experts

For more than 20 years, our expert team has provided an independent, fact-based view of the trade and transportation industry, fully supported by our 325+ economists and analysts worldwide with expertise in over 120 industries and 200 countries.

Global Insight is the world leader in economic and financial analysis, forecasting, and market intelligence—with more than 40 years' experience and an outstanding record for accuracy.

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