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Italy is set to approve start of process to sell airline ITA

Bloomberg | February 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Logistics

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Police threaten criminal charges against Ottawa blockade drivers

Bloomberg | February 10, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Police in Canada’s capital have given notice they intend to start laying criminal charges against anyone blockading the city core, a potentially significant escalation in how authorities are handling a trucker protest over Covid-19 restrictions.

India wheat exports set for record with rare surge in shipments

Bloomberg | February 10, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

US oil market heats up further as demand surges to record

Bloomberg | February 10, 2022 | Energy

Ryanair CEO O’Leary sees ‘dramatic’ jump in ticket sales

Bloomberg | February 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Amerijet announces partnership with SmartKargo

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

US will make China account for trade-deal miss, Raimondo says

Bloomberg | February 09, 2022 | International Trade

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Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville announces new general cargo terminal operator

Superior River Terminals Indiana is now operating Indiana Cargo Crossroads

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SmartLynx Airlines to expand its fleet by adding new aircraft type

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

. The leading ACMI and charter operator has signed an agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital to lease two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to meet growing demand from European and overseas markets.

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U.S. cargo and passenger airlines add 20,049 jobs in December 2021

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

Reaching COVID-19 pandemic high however employment remains 2.9% below pre-pandemic December 2019

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MOL signs charter contract for a newbuilding ice-breaking tanker to serve Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project

The vessel will be constructed at Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited which is a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), and is slated for delivery in 2024.

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Wolf administration announces additional $246 million investment at Port of Philadelphia

This funding builds upon the Governor’s comprehensive $300 million Capital Investment Program at the Port of Philadelphia announced in 2016.

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MOL Group bunkering vessel successfully operated using biodiesel fuel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the bunkering vessel Techno Star, owned and operated by its group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. (MOL Tech) has been successfully operated using biodiesel fuel (BDF) supplied by Aburatou Shoji K.K..

Jensen warns Russia-Ukraine conflict might generate cyberattacks on ports

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | February 09, 2022

Jensen warns Russia-Ukraine conflict might generate cyberattacks on ports

Container shipping analyst Lars Jensen, the principal at Copenhagen-based Vespucci Maritime Consulting, warned that tensions between Russia and the Ukraine could spill out into cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, including ports.

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 5, 2022

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

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B&H Worldwide keeps emergency helicopters in the air

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | General

B&H Worldwide, the award-winning aerospace logistics specialist has helped the Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) in New Zealand get one of its Sikorsky S-76 rescue helicopters back in the air with an urgent AOG.

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Ali Mir to lead WSP USA Advisory and Transportation  in Southern California and Nevada

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | Logistics | People | Appointments

Experienced leadership to expand transportation and consulting capabilities in the SoCal/Nevada district.

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BTS December 2021 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | International Trade | By The Numbers

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.2% in December from November, falling for the first month after three consecutive months of growth, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS).

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GPA handles 479,000 TEUs in January

AJOT | February 09, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The Port of Savannah handled a record 479,700 twenty-foot equivalent container units of cargo in January, an increase of 4 percent over the same month a year ago, a month in which cargo volumes had expanded by 22 percent.