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Intermodal

Stas Margaronis | September 13, 2023

IANA hears railroads losing $4 billion/year to trucking & shipping overcapacity is driving more blank sailings

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Expo opened in Long Beach, California with panelists warning that railroads have lost $4 billion annually in business to trucking and that blank sailings, caused by new ship orders, are on the rise and will impact U.S. ports.

ATA urges Congress to establish national framework for automated vehicles

AJOT Newsroom | September 13, 2023 | Trucking

US envoy says UK should seek ‘smaller things,’ not major FTA

Bloomberg | September 13, 2023 | International Trade

The UK should set its sights below a “grand trade deal” with the US, said Jane Hartley, Washington’s ambassador in London, citing the election cycle in both countries as a likely obstacle to broader ambitions.

TOPO Solutions streamlines REWE Far East’s global sourcing

AJOT Newsroom | September 13, 2023 | Shipping Technology

With the implementation of Topo’s Sourcing Module, REWE Far East has achieved a notable fifty percent time reduction in sourcing-related supplier communications

Fleetio appoints Goeltz as CRO to drive revenue growth

AJOT Newsroom | September 13, 2023 | Trucking | People | Appointments

Naming of Finnsirius celebrated Finnlines’ importance for Finnish trade and industry

AJOT Newsroom | September 13, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

On 13 September 2023, Finnsirius, the first of Finnlines’ two freight-passenger Superstar vessels, was named in Naantali.

No Chinese EV is cheaper in Europe than a cut-rate Renault model

Bloomberg | September 13, 2023 | International Trade

American Air cuts profit outlook on higher labor, fuel costs

Bloomberg | September 13, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Bharat buzz spreads as DHL-owned shipper rebrands India service

Bloomberg | September 13, 2023 | Air Cargo | Trucking

Blue Dart Express Ltd., one of India’s top logistics providers and majority owned by DHL Group, renamed its last mile trucking delivery service amid speculation that the nation may change its name to “Bharat”.

Energy

Bloomberg | September 13, 2023

Diesel supply strains deepen while trucking demand recovers in US

The US trucking industry appears poised for a rebound and that’s a bad omen for a diesel market already contending with some of the lowest stockpiles in more than two decades.

EU escalates China tensions with probe to ward off cheap EVs

Bloomberg | September 13, 2023 | International Trade

Rice falls further as Malaysia seeks to cut reliance on imports

Bloomberg | September 13, 2023 | International Trade | Commodity

Maersk’s journey to reach net zero emissions by 2040 begins

On September 14th, the world's first container ship powered by green methanol belonging to the Maersk shipping company will arrive in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Air Cargo

AJOT Newsroom | September 13, 2023

Qatar Airways Cargo partners with DSV to launch new route from Huntsville

Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading air cargo carrier has launched biweekly freighter flights from Huntsville, USA to Doha, Qatar in conjunction with DSV as part of a strategic partnership, enhancing North America’s connectivity to Europe, Middle East and beyond, effective 7th September 2023.

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