Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Qatar Airways Cargo relaunches several destinations this summer

AJOT Newsroom | June 08, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Qatar Airways Cargo reintroduced flights to Haneda, Nice, Manama and Sarajevo, while continuing to expand its Middle East operations

Cool Chain Association welcomes two new members

AJOT Newsroom | June 08, 2023 | Logistics

Switzerland-based Lamprecht Pharma Logistics and France-based Logfret have become the latest members to join the Cool Chain Association (CCA).

PCN marks a significant milestone by covering 130 countries

AJOT Newsroom | June 08, 2023 | Project / Heavy Lift

Wizz Air says it’s ready for summer after last year’s chaos

Bloomberg | June 08, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Western state DOT projects win coveted regional awards

AJOT Newsroom | June 08, 2023 | Trucking

United Airlines to sponsor Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham Football Club

Bloomberg | June 08, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air India jet lands in US after 56-hour odyssey via Russia

Bloomberg | June 08, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Container ships see widespread delays at California’s main ports

Bloomberg | June 08, 2023 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Almost every container ship at the biggest import gateway in the US is seeing delayed departures or is waiting for a berth, as labor-related disruptions continue on the West Coast.

Soaring EV sales could still leave world short on emissions goal

Bloomberg | June 08, 2023 | Green Shipping

Avianca Cargo appoints Elias as the new Vice President of Corporate Development

Avianca Cargo announced the appointment of Diogo Elias as the new Vice President of Corporate Development. With more than 20 years of experience leading commercial and operational strategies and new businesses in the air cargo sector and different industries, Diogo will be leading strategic projects and continue driving the ongoing transformation of the company.

Airforwarders Association urges shippers to prepare for new security rules

AJOT Newsroom | June 08, 2023 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Airforwarders Association (AfA) Executive Director Brandon Fried has urged shippers to prepare for U.S. air cargo security enhancements, which come into force in October affecting certain types of freight on international all-cargo flights.

Ørsted partners with SOLARCYCLE to recycle solar modules

AJOT Newsroom | June 08, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Landmark US agreement will support Ørsted’s no-landfill policy, promote circular resource use, and drive the growth of the U.S. solar recycling industry

Exponential rise to $1.8B in energy storage technology investment true long-duration storage now closer to market reality, says Cleantech Group

AJOT Newsroom | June 08, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Over 10 developers of energy storage technologies are poised for commercialization as early as 2025, as technological innovation and business models converge on the “sweet spot” of 10-12 hours of storage, according to a study by the Cleantech Group.

LATAM Cargo develops first ONE Record pilot from South America

AJOT Newsroom | June 07, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

With two months of testing, the cargo subsidiary sought to evaluate and understand in an early stage the benefits that the implementation of IATA's ONE Record brings to the different industry stakeholders involved in the air logistics process.

Australia’s trade surplus narrows as iron ore exports slide

Bloomberg | June 07, 2023 | International Trade | Commodity

Auckland Airport to double airline charges to fund new terminal

Bloomberg | June 07, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Tensions rise as nervous air cargo market suffers lowest rates in May since March 2020

AJOT Newsroom | June 07, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Tension is mounting in the global air cargo market heading into the weaker summer months with general airfreight rates falling in May to their lowest level since March 2020 as restless airlines and freight forwarders went in search of volumes, indicates the latest weekly market analysis by CLIVE Data Services, part of Xeneta.

GEODIS strengthens pharma capabilities in the Americas with seven IATA CEIV pharma certifications

AJOT Newsroom | June 07, 2023 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

GEODIS, a world leader in transport and logistics, announced it has strengthened its air freight temperature-controlled pharma shipment capabilities across the Americas region by earning IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification across seven sites in the United States, Latin America and Canada.

US trade gap widens to largest in six months as exports slump

Bloomberg | June 07, 2023 | International Trade

The US trade deficit widened in April to the largest in six months as exports declined by the most since the start of the pandemic and imports picked up.