Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

US port authorities endorse Senate bill on shipping on cusp of largest ever Federal investment in port infrastructure update

AJOT Newsroom | February 23, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

Port of Oakland import cargo still surging in 2022

AJOT Newsroom | February 23, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

Hong Kong’s outbound flights slow to a trickle as Covid isolation deepens

Bloomberg | February 23, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Lufthansa weighs new airline to cut costs as pilot talks stall

Bloomberg | February 23, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Marguerite to acquire a majority stake in Jifmar

AJOT Newsroom | February 23, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

Marguerite II, a leading European infrastructure fund, agreed the acquisition of a 65% stake in Jifmar Offshore Services S.A.S. from RAISE Investissement which has been supporting the company since 2016.

DispatchTrack introduces automated data integration with NetSuite

AJOT Newsroom | February 23, 2022 | Shipping Technology

Sudan exports plunge after protesters block main trade artery

Bloomberg | February 23, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

HDR’s Erwin promoted to lead transportation operations in Canada

AJOT Newsroom | February 23, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Tara Erwin, a transportation professional with a wide range of experience leading complex projects across Canada, has been promoted to serve as HDR’s transportation manager in Canada.

Valencia is the pioneering and emblematic port in Europe in the development of hydrogen technologies

AJOT Newsroom | February 23, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

Selis joins WFS to lead growth with e-commerce, express and freight forwarding clients in EMEAA

AJOT Newsroom | February 23, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Bert Selis has joined Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the new role of VP Business Development, E-commerce, Express & Freight Forwarders EMEAA, based in Liege, Belgium.

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | February 23, 2022

White House announces $450 million to ease port congestion

The U.S. Transportation Department is awarding some $450 million in grants for port-related projects to bolster capacity and improve the movement of goods as the U.S. economy continues to be affected by congested supply chains, senior Biden administration officials say.

Israel-Dubai flights at risk as talks stall on airport security

Bloomberg | February 23, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Omicron ripping through cargo ships may exacerbate shipping woes

Bloomberg | February 23, 2022 | Maritime

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | February 23, 2022

UPS loses compensation bid over EU’s botched TNT merger veto

United Parcel Service Inc. lost a court fight for about $2 billion in compensation over the European Commission’s 2013 botched veto of its takeover bid for TNT Express.