Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Water rule withdrawal threatens Biden Administration’s own infrastructure agenda

AJOT Newsroom | February 09, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Merced County partners with Patriot Rail to establish new rail district

AJOT Newsroom | February 09, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

CenterPoint continues quest to build mass in L.A.’s South Bay submarket

AJOT Newsroom | February 09, 2022 | Logistics

CenterPoint Properties has acquired a 91,342-square-foot warehouse in the heart of the South Bay submarket at 301 E. Alondra Blvd. in Gardena, CA. The 3.7-acre rectangular property is leased to a regional manufacturer.

Industry and consumer groups applaud House passage of critical postal reform

AJOT Newsroom | February 09, 2022 | Logistics

Transportation leader confirmed for ATSSA’s 2022 Convention & Traffic Expo

AJOT Newsroom | February 09, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

US Department of Labor announces initiatives for workers in warehouse, logistics industries

AJOT Newsroom | February 09, 2022 | Logistics

Inflation-stoking supply crunch set to ease in second half

Bloomberg | February 09, 2022 | Logistics

Tanzania debt tops $37 billion as it increases transport spend

Bloomberg | February 09, 2022 | International Trade

Intermodal

Bloomberg | February 09, 2022

Maersk buys trucking firm, warns ocean freight boom is waning

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S agreed to buy Pilot Freight Services LLC for $1.68 billion, shoring up its road-transport business while signaling an unprecedented boom in container shipping may be starting to fade.

Intermodal

Bloomberg | February 08, 2022

Canada’s trucker protest blocking U.S. Border has few semis as others join in

The truck driver protest that started in Ottawa before spreading to shut Canada’s gateway to Detroit and its auto plants appears to be a bit short of one key element: truckers.

Asia deepens regional ties as disruptions roil global trade

Bloomberg | February 08, 2022 | International Trade

Key trade link in gridlock as Canada protest halts traffic

Bloomberg | February 08, 2022 | International Trade

U.S. agricultural exports topple record on China, Mexico demand

Bloomberg | February 08, 2022 | International Trade

NYC’s Gateway Rail Project risks further delays, Watchdog warns

Bloomberg | February 08, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Amtrak needs to shore up its workload management to avoid further delays in the long-postponed Gateway project aimed at alleviating rail congestion between New York and New Jersey, the company’s watchdog reported.

Emerge adds industry veteran Mark Mcentire to support fast growth

AJOT Newsroom | February 08, 2022 | Shipping Technology | People | Appointments

Odyssey Logistics automates customer tracking emails with RPA Labs

AJOT Newsroom | February 08, 2022 | Shipping Technology

Oil prices falling on hopes of progress in Iran negotiations and cooling Eastern Europe tensions – Rystad Energy

AJOT Newsroom | February 08, 2022 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

Maersk vessels live feed meteorologists around the globe with weather data

AJOT Newsroom | February 08, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

300 fully-owned Maersk vessels are gathering and sharing their weather and sea-state observations with the global voluntary observing ship scheme (VOS).