Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Plus launches national upfit program delivering Class 8 semi-autonomous Trucks within a day

AJOT Newsroom | May 09, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Plus, a global provider of self-driving truck technology, announced today that it has selected Velociti, a global leader in fleet technology solutions, as the deployment and maintenance partner for the national Plus Build program.

International Trade

Bloomberg | May 09, 2022

New York hospitals battle supply shortages on Shanghai lockdown

Shanghai’s strict Covid-19 curbs are disrupting health care services halfway across the world, with hospitals in New York suffering a shortage of chemicals used in imaging tests -- the latest example of how the Chinese city’s five-week-long lockdown is snarling global supply chains.

Black Equipment acquires portions of Tennessee and Arkansas operations for Hyster

AJOT Newsroom | May 09, 2022 | Logistics

Boeing’s Max 10 regulatory delays threaten $16 billion bonanza

Bloomberg | May 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. may be moving to Washington, but right now it needs Washington to move.

Inflation catching up to Indonesia’s exports-driven recovery

Bloomberg | May 09, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Catalytic converters fuel record South Africa car-sector exports

Bloomberg | May 09, 2022 | Intermodal

International Trade

Bloomberg | May 09, 2022

US lifts tariffs on Ukrainian steel in symbolic move

The Biden administration announced it is lifting tariffs on Ukrainian steel for one year, a mostly symbolic move by the U.S. to boost the the war-torn country’s economy.

EU reaches out to Hungary to break Russian oil sanctions delay

Bloomberg | May 09, 2022 | Energy

EU drops plan to stop tankers moving Russian oil anywhere

Bloomberg | May 09, 2022 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a weekend of wrangling, though it aims to keep a key shipping provision that will hinder Moscow’s ability to export its crude.