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Ryanair wins EU fight over pandemic aid for Air France-KLM

Bloomberg | December 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

US signals harder push on enforcement of Russia oil price cap

Bloomberg | December 20, 2023 | Energy | Conventional

Japan’s exports slip in fresh sign of pressure on economy

Bloomberg | December 20, 2023 | International Trade

Southwest Airlines, pilots reach preliminary contract deal

Bloomberg | December 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Russia’s Sokol oil gets stuck on tankers while en route to India

Bloomberg | December 20, 2023 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Almost five million barrels of Russia’s Sokol grade crude should have reached Indian refiners over the past four weeks.

Air Charter Service sees EV supply chain transform charter market

AJOT Newsroom | December 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Charters

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has said that since the start of 2020, it has seen a much more diverse spread of airports used in the supply chain for automotive charters, with the rise of the electric vehicle resulting in the company arranging charters from or to more than 100 new airports.

Amsterdam Airport warns of possible capacity cuts next summer

Bloomberg | December 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

The world’s best and worst airports for 2023 offer plenty of surprises

Bloomberg | December 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

White House says it’s tracking Apple Watch case with ban looming

Bloomberg | December 19, 2023 | International Trade

The Biden administration is “tracking” the impending US ban of nearly all Apple Watch sales due to a patent dispute, with power to veto the decision resting with the US Trade Representative.

Apple tells staffers they can’t point watch buyers to Best Buy

Bloomberg | December 19, 2023 | International Trade

Apple Inc. is on the verge of pulling its most popular smartwatches from sale at its US physical and online stores to comply with a trade regulation ruling. And while other retailers can continue to sell the devices, Apple has told staffers it can’t let people know.

US announces new task force to counter Houthi Red Sea threat

Bloomberg | December 19, 2023 | Maritime

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new maritime task force intended to protect commercial vessels traveling through the Red Sea from attacks by Houthi militants.

Officials cut ribbon on state-of-the-art industrial facility near Port of Savannah

AJOT Newsroom | December 19, 2023 | Logistics

Officials from Chicago-based industrial real estate firm CenterPoint Properties, leading third-party logistics company PortCity, and Garden City, GA, gathered December 5, 2023, to officially mark the opening of PortCity’s newest distribution facility 2 miles from the Port of Savannah.