Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Port of Long Beach creating nation’s largest electric truck charging network

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

Input from potential vendors, suppliers sought for clean air system

FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 Net orders stayed steady in January at 21,400 units

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Northern Ireland minister quits, adding chaos to Brexit dispute

Bloomberg | February 03, 2022 | International Trade

New England natural gas and electricity prices increase on supply constraints, high demand

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2022 | Energy

The spot natural gas price at the Algonquin Citygate, a trading hub and the benchmark for the natural gas price in New England, averaged $20.55 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) during January 2022—the highest monthly average price since February 2014—and exceeded $28/MMBtu on several days as part of a pattern of price spikes this winter.

Svitzer awarded Western Australia LNG terminal contract with Woodside

Svitzer, a leading global towage provider and part of Maersk, has entered into a 12 year contractual arrangement with Woodside Energy Limited (Woodside) for the provision of towage and pilot transfer services at Woodside’s LNG export operations in the Port of Dampier, commencing from the end of 2023.

Trudeau says Army response to trucker protest ‘not in the cards’

Bloomberg | February 03, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Boeing launches 777X freighter with 50-plane order by Qatar Air

Bloomberg | February 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Boeing Co. formally launched its 777X freighter as Qatar Airways committed to purchasing up to 50 of the wide-body cargo haulers, kicking off sales of the planemaker’s first new jet program in nearly five years.

Realterm acquires two highly functional final mile warehouses in Blauvelt, New York

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2022 | Logistics

Realterm announces the acquisition of two final mile warehouses in Blauvelt, N.Y. With a combined total of 307,275 square feet across 32 acres, the properties include 200-400 Oritani Road and 100 Oritani Road in Hudson Crossing Industrial Park. Both properties have long-term tenants, excess parking and an efficient combination of drive-in and dock-high loading positions.

CFI announces 2022 fleet purchase plans, driver pay increase

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

• Company to take delivery 770 new Kenworth T-680 Next Gen tractors, 250 new trailers in 2022 • Increases and aligns driver pay across operating units

US NGL output surges to a record high on strong GoM supply and increased ethane recovery

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2022 | Energy

Natural gas liquids (NGL) output from processing plants in the US hit a new record high in November 2021, reaching 5.84 million barrels per day (bpd) as a result of a recovery in Gulf of Mexico supplies post-Hurricane Ida and improved ethane processing efficiency, Rystad Energy research indicates. The surge has helped push total US hydrocarbon liquids output to more than 17.3 million bpd, almost back to pre-Covid-19 levels.