Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

CMA CGM BAF update for Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco Ro-Ro services

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Toyota relies increasingly on Gebrüder Weiss in Kazakhstan

Gebrüder Weiss | August 12, 2022 | Logistics

Logistics company takes over spare parts distribution in Almaty / Nationwide car transport and warehouse logistics / Kazakhstan continues to gain importance as logistics hub on the New Silk Road

Putin’s War Hurls His Economy Back Four Years in One Quarter

Bloomberg | August 12, 2022 | International Trade

Air cargo tonnages and rates are both stabilizing

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Global air cargo flown tonnages continue to remain stable in the last two weeks compared to the preceding two weeks, while the previously reported softening trend of the worldwide average rates seems to have halted last week, the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data show.

MSC surcharge updates from Turkey to US and San Juan Puerto Rico

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Peak Season Surcharge Decrease and Turkey Repositioning Surcharge

Intermodal

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2022

J.B. Hunt, University of Arkansas Collaboration Focuses on Future of Supply Chain

Leadership from both organizations were at J.B. Hunt’s corporate campus to discuss how their efforts are making Northwest Arkansas an epicenter for developing tomorrow’s industry and its leaders.

Intermodal

Bloomberg | August 12, 2022

Union Leaders Kick Off Rallies Across UK Amid Summer of Strikes

Britain’s leading trade unionists will hold a rally in London next week in the middle of a string of train strikes designed to bring the country to a standstill.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2022

Weissman Lays Out Goals for Port of Long Beach

Sharon L. Weissman ushered in the start of her term as Harbor Commission President on Thursday by accepting the gavel and announcing an agenda of environmental, community, and workforce goals for the year ahead at the Port of Long Beach.

Taiwan Cuts Growth Forecast as Global Headwinds Intensify

Bloomberg | August 12, 2022 | International Trade

Smart Decisions Can Make Heavy Duty Trucking a Better, Safer, and More Comfortable Experience

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Driving a fully loaded heavy-duty truck across the states can be a very uncomfortable, stressful, and tiring experience. In fact, those are some of the main reasons why large trucks often get into accidents that could have been avoided.

Hong Kong Sees Possible Contraction in Economy This Year

Bloomberg | August 12, 2022 | International Trade

Battery Giants, Hyundai Concerned by US Moves on China Supplies

Bloomberg | August 12, 2022 | International Trade

Japan’s Return to Growth Unlikely to Derail Kuroda Easing Plan

Bloomberg | August 11, 2022 | International Trade

Ecopetrol Says Colombia Should Pare Back Proposed Oil Export Tax

Bloomberg | August 11, 2022 | Energy | Conventional

China to Speed Brazil Corn Imports Amid Ukraine War, US Tensions

Bloomberg | August 11, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

China is taking steps to accelerate imports of Brazilian corn, bringing on a new supplier of the grain at a time when the war in Ukraine has disrupted trade and tensions with the US are soaring.

Biden ‘cautious’ on China tariffs after Pelosi’s trip, Commerce chief says

Bloomberg | August 11, 2022 | International Trade

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has made geopolitics with China “particularly complicated” as President Joe Biden weighs the future of tariffs on more than $300 billion in goods from the US rival, according to his commerce chief.