Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Gebrüder Weiss transports experiments for the Swedish Space Corporation rocket mission

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Logistics

Scientific tests in weightlessness are the focus of the mission in northern Sweden

Commercial cooperation between Hexagon Purus and Lhyfe for distribution of green and renewable hydrogen in Europe

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Energy | Alternative

Hexagon Purus, a leading hydrogen systems supplier, and Lhyfe (EURONEXT : LHYFE), a world pioneer in the production of green and renewable hydrogen for transportation and industrial applications, recently entered into a commercial cooperation for delivery of Hexagon Purus’ type 4 hydrogen distribution systems. As a result, Lhyfe will be able to deliver a maximum of 19 tons of green hydrogen per trip, corresponding to the consumption of 650 transit buses.

SCGL and JWD announce merger to combine strength to leverage regional business expansion

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Logistics

FAA to revoke unused airport slots for international flights

Bloomberg | October 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Aviation regulators are poised to start revoking unused slots for international flights at congested US airports, reversing a policy established early on in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Intermodal

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022

CBP officers seize huge amounts of undeclared bologna and cheese during separate early morning encounters

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in downtown El Paso seized 484 pounds of bologna and 285 pounds of cheese during the early morning hours of Oct. 27. “In both these cases the travelers concealed these commodities and failed to properly declare merchandise acquired abroad to the CBP officer upon arrival and entry,” said CBP El Paso Port Director Ray Provencio.

Port of Oakland September container volume drops

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

A.P. Moller - Maersk launches U.S.-Korea air freight service and strengthens its integrated air cargo operation

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) today announced the inaugural flight of Maersk Air Cargo´s new air freight service with scheduled flights between Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP) and Incheon, Korea (ICN) stretching the wings of its newly introduced cargo airline for the first time.

Air France-KLM CEO says he’s interested in Portugal’s TAP

Bloomberg | October 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Secop and B Medical Systems team up to develop ultra-low temperature medical transport boxes

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Shipping Technology

Expedite All launches reefer van network

Expedite All | October 28, 2022 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Biden Administration awards $703 million in port grants

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals

Biden-Harris Administration announces Massachusetts grant funding to improve port infrastructure, strengthen national supply chains, lower costs

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

Port of New Orleans unveils design updates to the Louisiana International Terminal based on early community input

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Updates directly address sustainability, traffic, neighborhood buffers and drainage, while maintaining state-of-the-art operational efficiency

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2022

American seaports to deploy record-breaking $703 million in infrastructure funds from Feds

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced today $703 million in grant awards for the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), a greater amount than any year in the program’s history. Bolstered by additional funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), this year’s PIDP awards will make an unprecedented investment in U.S. port infrastructure. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) — the unified voice of seaports in the Americas — urges a speedy and efficient administration of these awards, which will fund 41 critical infrastructure projects in 23 states and one territory.