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Venezuela’s oil monopoly eases with deal to allow private firm to import diesel

Bloomberg | May 07, 2024 | Energy

Qualcomm dips on report that US is tightening chip export rules

Bloomberg | May 07, 2024 | International Trade

ACL announces new faster service between North America and Ireland

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | May 07, 2024

ACL announces new faster service between North America and Ireland

Atlantic Container line AB (ACL) is teaming up with BG Freight Line (BGFL) and Peel Ports in Liverpool and Dublin to provide a new service that will significantly improve transit times and reliability in both directions between Ireland and North America.

Linkt launches managed supply chain services platform for CPG and food & beverage brands

AJOT | May 07, 2024 | Logistics

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Loadsmart’s look ahead: An analysis of key freight & economic indicators to watch in May

AJOT | May 07, 2024 | Trucking

In this Monthly Market Update, Loadsmart will (a) provide a brief update/analysis of the full truckload market and (b) present a compelling economic analysis to provide a macroeconomic view on the state of the freight market.

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Maersk questions rival’s solvency in battle over South Africa’s Durban container port

Bloomberg | May 07, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S said a successful rival bidder fell short of tender requirements as it seeks to overturn the award of a concession to run and expand sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest container port to Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon’s harbor firm.

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Total volume surges in March to surpass 700K TEUs at the Port of New York and New Jersey

AJOT | May 07, 2024 | Ports & Terminals

The Port of New York and New Jersey ended the first quarter of 2024 with a surge in volume, posting the most significant gains of the quarter and surpassing 700,000 TEUs for the first time in 2024.

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XLP member, Intermodal Forwarding transports a water treatment plant to Mexico

AJOT | May 07, 2024 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

XLP Spanish member, Intermodal Forwarding, has executed the comprehensive transportation of a water treatment plant as part of a combined cycle plant expansion in the north of Mexico.

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Suspicious frying oil from China is hurting US biofuels business

China is flooding the US with used cooking oil that the biofuel industry says may be tainted, hurting American farmers and President Joe Biden’s push to promote climate-friendly energy.