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New Tower Control Center portal enhances customers’ ability to plan and track pharmaceutical shipments

Tower Cold Chain has announced the launch of the Tower Control Center (TCC) – a single-source portal providing customers with advanced control over temperature-controlled pharmaceutical shipments.

Taylor-Dunn celebrates 75 years of industrial electric vehicles

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Green Shipping | Logistics

Industry leader honors iconic legacy as an industrial EV OEM powering productivity across the globe and its bright future as part of the sustainability movement

Rise in relatively denser crude oil production drives U.S. growth

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Energy

Crude oil production in the United States reached a record high in August 2023, led primarily by more production in Texas. In 2023, most of the crude oil produced in Texas was relatively dense for the state.

Fitch Ratings: U.S. airports come full circle

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

CMA CGM SCANDOLA, the group’s first LNG-powered containership to call West African ports

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Cost of shipping fuel to Asia jumps 182% since Yemen airstrikes

Bloomberg | January 23, 2024 | Energy | Maritime

A surge in oil tanker earnings extended, with one route jumping the most in a day since 2022, as the disruption to traffic through the Red Sea lifts the cost of hauling some barrels.

Etihad Cargo, Abu Dhabi Airports and Abu Dhabi Food Hub announce the signing of major MoU to develop new food corridors

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

All three entities agreed to work together to position the UAE as a key node in global food supply chains. The agreement demonstrates their commitment to expanding the food trade network.

WinGD X-DF advances underpin QatarEnergy phase two success

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Maritime | Bulk

Swiss marine power company WinGD is expecting to secure the majority of dual-fuel engine orders for LNG carriers being built in the second phase of QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project.

Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to bite into companies’ profits

Bloomberg | January 23, 2024 | Maritime

With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply-chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.

Norfolk Southern doubles community impact in 2023

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

ATA Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1% in December

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Trucking

Index fell 1.7% in 2023, worst year since 2020

Turvo partners with Oko to enhance supply chain operations with data automation

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Logistics | Shipping Technology

ANA Group announces flight schedule for FY2024

AJOT Newsroom | January 23, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair CEO calls his carrier the winner in Lufthansa-ITA deal

Bloomberg | January 23, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair Holdings Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said the low-cost carrier will emerge as a winner from rival Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s €325 million ($353 million) investment in Italy’s ITA Airways, as more slots come up for grabs to secure regulatory approval.