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Only 10 electric vehicles qualify for full $7,500 US tax credit

Only 10 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will qualify for $7,500 federal tax credits in the US after stricter battery-sourcing rules take effect and render most plug-in models ineligible.

Power supply skid becomes the biggest single-piece cargo transported by ANTONOV Airlines in 2022

Ukraine-owned ANTONOV Airlines – expert in project cargo transportations performed urgent delivery of the oversized container to help meet the strict deadline of launching the LNG terminal.

Fuel that powers the global economy is flashing recession signs

Bloomberg | April 17, 2023 | Energy | Trucking

Signs of an economic slowdown are flashing in the global diesel market.

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Administrator Tindall-Schlicht views expansion projects at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) Administrator Adam Tindall-Schlicht, made his first visit to Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor today to tour the $30 million expansion project made possible by federal grants and to discuss future shipping growth.

MSC GRI - scope: Import Middle East / Indian Sub-Continent to USA for April 24th

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

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AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023

CBP officers, agriculture specialists intercept 10 live roosters at Laredo Port of Entry in two separate enforcement actions

CBP officers and agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted live roosters, commonly used for cockfighting, in two separate enforcement actions over the last two weeks.

Ukraine grain is snarled again with blockages now on two fronts

Bloomberg | April 17, 2023 | International Trade | Commodity

Ukraine’s crop exports are being threatened again, with Black Sea shipments halting just as some of its European Union neighbors stop allowing imports of its cargoes.

Svanehøj acquires US-based LNG specialist

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Energy

Framo wins OTC Spotlight on new technology award

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has recognized Framo’s Submerged Turbine technology with its Spotlight on New Technology award. The award will be presented on May 1 at this year’s conference held in Houston, Texas. The Framo Submerged Turbine is designed to increase the efficiency of the cooling water system used on offshore installations by as much as 20 to 30 percent. It also lowers CO2 emissions created in the system by up to 3000 – 5000 tonnes per year.

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index declined in February due to rate and volume weakness

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Trucking

Reefer exam: Price reduction until May 31, 2023

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Intermodal

Kube & Kubenz ramping up storage capacity for tank containers in Western Germany

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Maritime | Bulk | Trucking

120 new spaces for hazardous material logistics in Bergheim

Women In Trucking Association announces Gold Partnership with UPS

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Trucking

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) welcomes United Parcel Service (UPS) as its newest Gold Level Partner, furthering its mission to empower more women to pursue careers in transportation. Trina Norman, Southern California feeder operations manager and WIT’s 2022 Influential Woman in Trucking, will serve on the Board of Directors.

NAFA names the 2023 100 Best Fleets in the Americas at its annual I&E convention

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Trucking

ATA urges motorists take care around highway work zones

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Trucking

Unseenlabs’ ninth satellite successfully launched in orbit

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Air Cargo | Technology | Shipping Technology

Unseenlabs, the world’s first radio frequency data and solutions provider for Maritime Domain Awareness, is announcing the successful launch of BRO-9, its ninth satellite. It blasted into space as part of the SpaceX’s Transporter-7 Mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. We successfully made contact with BRO-9 a few hours after the launch.

First vessel secured for Infinity platform: Supramax bulk carrier committed to fractional ownership

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Maritime | Technology

Pennsylvania natural gas production changed little in 2022

AJOT Newsroom | April 17, 2023 | Energy

In 2022, Pennsylvania accounted for 19% of U.S. marketed natural gas production, with more natural gas produced than in any other state except Texas. Marketed natural gas production in Pennsylvania fell slightly by 2% to average 20.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2022 after reaching an annual high of 20.9 Bcf/d in 2021, according to our Natural Gas Monthly.

Battery-hybrid collaboration puts Solstad Offshore firmly on path towards net zero

Hybridization has emerged as one of the key strategies to address the environmental challenges facing the shipping industry. What can we learn from shipowners who invested heavily as first movers in this propulsion revolution, at a time when its viability was still up for debate? What results can they show, and where do they stand competitively today?

Boeing’s new 737 woes are an ugly plot twist in a comeback tale

Bloomberg | April 17, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co.’s executives had a golden opportunity to talk up the planemaker’s turnaround at its annual shareholder gathering Tuesday. Instead, they’ll be in damage control mode — again.

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