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Bloomberg | October 19, 2022

Airbus wins first third-party mission for giant Beluga cargo jet

Airbus SE is poised to carry out its first cargo flights for an external client using a fleet of giant Beluga jets originally built to ferry wings between the planemaker’s European factories.

Chip industry’s China crisis hammers Lam but may spare ASML

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | International Trade

The Biden administration’s trade restrictions on China are wreaking havoc with the chip-equipment industry, but a pair of company forecasts shows that the pain won’t be spread evenly.

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022

Boeing offers 737 Max jets to Air India amid US-China trade tensions

Boeing Co. is offering 737 Max jets once slated for Chinese customers to Air India Ltd. as the planemaker tries to offload some of the roughly 140 aircraft it’s currently not allowed to deliver.

South Africa ports’ smaller union Satawu calls off strike

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

Oil rises as Biden’s energy remarks fail to pacify markets

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Energy

ITS Logistics October Port/Rail Ramp Index: Challenges in the Gulf Coast region for October and November of Q4

ITS Logistics | October 19, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

Port Houston’s container facilities facing massive delays, but handle nearly 70% of all U.S. Gulf Coast container traffic

U.S. Departments of Transportation and Commerce to establish joint task force with Ukraine to help support Ukraine’s infrastructure resilience

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | Intermodal

MxV Rail welcomes Toussaint as AVP Marketing

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Niki Toussaint has joined MxV Rail as Assistant Vice President – Marketing bringing more than 20 years’ experience in executing strategic communications, marketing initiatives, and organizational structures to support MxV Rail’s mission and values. As a Pueblo native, Ms. Toussaint will also use her strong community ties to further MxV Rail’s priority of enhancing the organization’s civic involvement and building momentum to make to make Pueblo a thriving rail industry epicenter.

Arrival of natural gas at Valenciaport increases by three

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

• Between January and September 2022, a total of 3,038,695 tonnes of natural gas have been moved through the Sagunto Port • Liquid bulks, due to the push of natural gas but also of other energy products, have the highest traffic in the history of Valenciaport • Solid bulks (cereals or animal feed) also show a great dynamism with an increase of 8.74% • The geopolitical situation and the economic uncertainty mark Valenciaport's figures. In the first nine months of the year, freight traffic fell by 3.27% and container traffic fell by 6.59%

Manufacturing and retail activity fall sharply as global trade slowdown extends to a third consecutive quarter

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | International Trade

Coal shipments to U.S. power plants fell by more than half between 2010 and 2021

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | Energy

U.S. power plants received 449 million short tons (MMst) of coal in 2021, less than half of the 957 MMst they received in 2010. Coal shipments to U.S. power plants declined over the past decade as coal-fired generation in the country fell and coal-fired power plants shut down.

AAL ships berth components from Queensland to Henderson, Australia

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

AAL successfully collaborated on the disassembly of Berth 2 at Hay Point Coal Terminal in Queensland and its subsequent shipment to Henderson, Western Australia for disposal. Comprising seven packages with a total weight of 1,412MT / 8,929CBM, the cargo was moved in a single sailing onboard the 19,000 deadweight S-Class 700 ton max heavy lift vessel, the AAL Fremantle, for global logistics provider, Geodis Australia.

Hunt tells UK backbench Tories he’s committed to HS2 rail plan

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Mammoet performs load-out of Spain’s first grid-connected floating wind turbine

The 3-hour transport and load-out operation took place in the Port of Bilbao

Ports of Stockholm, Volvo Penta and CMB.TECH collaborate on hydrogen-powered RoRo tractors to accelerate fossil-free operations 

Ports of Stockholm, Volvo Penta and CMB.TECH are collaborating to jointly pilot and operate RoRo (roll on, roll off) tractors running on hydrogen-diesel dual fuel powertrains as part of Ports of Stockholm’s fossil-free operations goals. 

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022

Grant from Gates-led fund will make green jet fuel as cheap as fossil fuels

A $50 million grant will allow LanzaJet to build first-of-a-kind plant and sell sustainable aviation fuel at affordable prices.

Covid in China’s coal hubs crimps supply as winter demand looms

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Energy

Port of Long Beach sees softened cargo volumes in September

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

Goods movement slowed by decreased demand, increased prices

Imperial Dade opens new logistics hub in the St. Louis area

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2022 | Logistics

Imperial Dade, a leading independently owned and operated distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies, opened a new state-of-the-art logistics hub in Hazelwood, MO. This facility brings over 400,000 square feet of warehouse space with 40-foot clear height ceilings into the fold.

Rail union expands UK strikes to include 14 train operators

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

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