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Britons finally taste full Brexit as costly border checks begin

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

Overhaul unites supply chain leaders with new partner Ecosystem program to combat global cargo theft

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | Shipping Technology

TIA launches white paper on “5 Ways Logistics Leaders Can Harness AI Successfully”

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | Logistics

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Xi warns Blinken against ‘vicious competition’ between US, China

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

President Xi Jinping warned America’s top diplomat that the US shouldn’t target or oppose China, as the world’s largest economies wrapped two days of talks spanning thorny disputes on trade and Beijing’s support for Russia’s war machine.

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Sanctioned tankers giant passage to India is test case for oil

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

A vessel owned by sanctioned Russian tanker giant PJSC Sovcomflot is heading to India, a signal that flows using the state-owned company’s fleet to the key Asian market may be resuming after a pause...

Galveston Wharves board approves $29 million construction contract for cargo area

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | April 26, 2024

Galveston Wharves board approves $29 million construction contract for cargo area

1st Major Cargo Infrastructure Improvement & Expansion Project in Decades...

NCBFAA elects new officers and board members for 2024-2026

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

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Canaveral Port Authority opens applications for Junior Ambassador Program

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Applications for the 2024-25 school year will be accepted through June 30, 2024...

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Port of Brownsville awards $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Thirty-two graduating high school seniors have been selected to receive the Brownsville Navigation District’s (BND) 2024 Port of Brownsville Scholarship...

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Baltimore’s trapped ships start leaving as new channel opens

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | Maritime

Four of seven ships trapped in Baltimore Harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month have cleared the wreckage and are en route to their destinations...

Adnoc buys Iraqi oil in plan to export its own more pricey crude

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | Energy

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Today in Energy: U.S. natural gas-fired electricity generation consistently increased in 2022 and 2023

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | Energy

Electricity generation from units that primarily consume natural gas in the U.S. Lower 48 states has increased for all hours of the day since 2021, according to data reported on Form EIA-930, Hourly and Daily Balancing Authority Operations Report...

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Biden tightens gun export rules to fight criminal diversion

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

To curb the use of US-made civilian guns in crimes and human rights abuses abroad, the Biden administration will require exporters to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “high-risk” for illicit diversion of semiautomatic firearms, according to people briefed on the plan...

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XLP Members, Intermodal Forwarding transports four industrial ovens to France with DREWES LOGISTICS BV

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

This project comprised two shipments, each consisting of two ovens of 70 tons of weight each one...

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Tanker - Weekly Market Monitor - Week 17, April 26, 2024

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | Maritime | By The Numbers

Chart of the Week: VLCC AG-Far East tonne days. A downward revision in the growth of VLCC tonne days from AG to the Far East from March onwards...

Air Cargo

AJOT | Top Story | April 26, 2024

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo transport Lions Vasylyna and Nikola to South Africa

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is proud to play a significant role in this journey, leveraging its extensive experience in transporting wild animals. The airline boasts a dedicated animal hotel at its KLM Cargo facilities at Schiphol and expert staff members who diligently oversee the welfare of animals throughout the trip...