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Airlines turn market darlings as Covid forces financial clean up

Bloomberg | February 21, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Unloved during the pandemic as their businesses were incapacitated almost overnight, airlines that cut back to survive the crisis are now blowing through profit forecasts and luring back investors.

MSC TransPacific services update Amberjack & Emerald

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Starting in May, the MSC Amberjack service will operate on the following rotation, connecting south and central China and South Korea to the U.S. east coast:

Damen’s new offshore construction capability reveals two projects already underway

First project is now 70% complete

North American transborder freight up 3.5% in December 2022 from December 2021

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail | Trucking

The statistics in this release may not reflect changes in tonnage moved.

Eco-friendly global personal care company expands Jacksonville manufacturing facility

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | International Trade | Ports & Terminals

USA Big Mountain Paper Inc, a manufacturer and distributor of environmentally-friendly hypoallergenic personal care products, is expanding its Jacksonville operation. The company’s 157,000-square-foot facility is located in North Jacksonville near JAXPORT and supports 17 jobs, a number that is expected to grow to 60 by the end of the year.

ATA Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.7% in January

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Trucking

Index 1.5% above January 2022

DAT Truckload Volume Index: Volume set January record

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Trucking

Battery materials market awaits reaction to CATL proposal as EV sales dip - Rystad Energy weekly battery materials market note

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL proposes fixed pricing to OEMs amid bearish outlook of lithium prices

AAR on rail safety policy issues

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Fujitsu and Atmonia succeed in development of new technology that accelerates search for disruptive catalyst for enabling sustainable ammonia production

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Significant reduction of search times through quantum chemical simulation with HPC and AI

ONE brings together decarbonization and digitization in 4th successful biofuel trial

Strategic Marine signs MOU for three Brevity-class hybrid crew transfer vessels with HST Marine

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Maritime | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

DSV purchases sustainable aviation fuel to reduce emissions for all its 2023 business air travel

To reduce its carbon emissions, DSV will replace fossil jet fuel with SAF for all 2023 business travel. The initiative will bring the leading transport and logistics company closer to realising its sustainability goals.

Intermodal

Bloomberg | February 21, 2023

Union Pacific to provide paid sick leave to 2,100 rail workers

Union Pacific Corp. reached an agreement with two of its unions to provide up to seven days of paid sick leave, the latest in a sweeping change to benefits being offered in the rail industry.

Squire Patton Boggs partner with The Baltic Exchange and launch vessel sale & purchase transaction closing

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Maritime | Bulk

Port of Long Beach launches online payment portal

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Allows easier payment for permit, Clean Truck Program registration fees

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023

ContainerPort Group expands Southeast footprint with new terminal in Jacksonville, FL

CPG demonstrates commitment to growth, bolstering national network

Intermodal

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023

USDOT Secretary Buttigieg calls on rail industry to take immediate, commonsense steps to improve accountability and safety

• Among the immediate calls for action: Freight rail industry should accelerate phase-in of safer tank cars and provide workers paid sick leave, and Congress can raise existing caps on the fines for rail safety regulations • USDOT will advance train crew staffing rule, initiate a focused safety inspection program on routes over which high-hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) travel • Secretary Buttigieg: "We at USDOT are doing everything in our power to improve rail safety, and we insist that the rail industry do the same – while inviting Congress to work with us to raise the bar"

Double honors for Hactl’s green achievements

AJOT Newsroom | February 21, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports | Green Shipping

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has received both the Transport and Logistics - Gold Award in the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE), and Hong Kong Green Organisation Certification (HKGOC).

Chapman Freeborn expands its Africa team

The aircraft charter specialist has tripled the size of its Africa team and moved its regional operations to a larger office in Johannesburg this month

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