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Fresh challenge to Asian oil demand as omicron cuts traffic

Bloomberg | January 13, 2022 | Energy

MSC ODOC update - scope: All US exports

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC has filed an increase on the Origin Documentation applicable to all US Export effective February 14, 2022.

MSC to stop bookings to Mali

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

AAR statement on FRA Administrator Bose confirmation

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Bolloré Logistics Mexico inaugurates new HQ offices

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Logistics

At the end of November, Bolloré Logistics Mexico relocated its headquarters to a new complex just blocks away from the World Trade Center and many commercial stores, putting the company right in the heart of the business action. This relocation represents a milestone in the history of Bolloré Logistics Mexico to accompany its growth and expansion in the short, medium and long term.

International Trade

Bloomberg | January 13, 2022

Canada joins Mexico in complaint over US car rules reading

Canada is joining Mexico in formally disputing how the U.S. interprets rules governing the origin of vehicle parts under the trilateral trade agreement between the countries.

OneOcean Group launches the industry’s first environmental planner as part of its Voyage Planning platform

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Maritime | Technology

Maritime software solution provider OneOcean Group introduces enhanced environmental planning functionality to their voyage planning platform.

Worldwide Flight Services grows its partnership with Polar Air Cargo in North America with new LAX handling contract

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) today announced that Polar Air Cargo, a global leader in time-definite, airport-to-airport scheduled air cargo service, has expanded its cargo handling partnership with WFS in North America through a new long-term contract at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Chevron HDAX 9700 oil gains unique approval for MAN four-stroke engines using gas or distillate fuels

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Energy | Maritime | Technology

Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has become the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillate fuels (with a sulphur content of up to 0.10%).

Pacific Basin Shipping sponsors the Mission to Seafarers’ Family Support Network

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | January 13, 2022

China’s Covid absolutism is making it a no-go zone for airlines

Entering the third year of the pandemic, China’s unbending approach to Covid-19 has left the world’s second-largest economy all but shut off from international travel, with fewer than 500 inbound flights scheduled this week, compared with about 10,000 this time two years ago.

Opsealog and Identec Solutions team up to optimize support vessel operations

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Energy

Opsealog and Identec Solutions join forces to provide accurate, reliable tracking of support vessels, achieving unprecedented precision during a pilot project with Shell’s fleet in Nigeria

Lhyfe and Germany’s ENERPARC AG join forces to produce renewable hydrogen from solar energy

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Energy | Alternative

Lhyfe, a global pioneer and pure player in the production of green renewable hydrogen, has signed its first project powered by solar photovoltaics. This is the company’s first official project using energy other than wind power. In Germany, in Brandenburg, Lhyfe will couple its hydrogen production system to the 20 MW photovoltaic installation of ENERPARC, one of Germany’s largest photovoltaic developers.

Wizz Air doubles down on Abu Dhabi venture despite slow start

Bloomberg | January 13, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

C.H. Robinson brings creative solutions to keep project moving

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

C.H. Robinson Project Logistics recently completed a nine-month project involving multiple ocean shipments of oversized cargo from Portugal to the USA.

Dutch windship company opens funding round

Trucker Path’s 1 million users now have access to Loadsmart

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Trucker Path, the most comprehensive and fastest growing mobile app for North American commercial truck drivers, today announced a partnership with Loadsmart, a leading digital freight technology company. The agreement between the companies integrates Loadsmart with Trucker Path’s TruckLoads digital freight exchange solution to streamline and offer a better booking experience for drivers and carriers.

Electric car makers brace for cost headache as battery-grade lithium price set to rise 50% within a year

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Energy | Alternative

Electric vehicle (EV) producers and suppliers could be facing a major cost headache starting this year as prices for battery-grade lithium are poised to skyrocket. Prices for the metal are already trading at a record high of $35 per kilogram in Asia, and are likely to keep climbing to $50 per kilogram in the second half of 2022 and trade at around $52.5 per kilogram in January 2023, a Rystad Energy analysis shows.

Realterm acquires two warehouse facilities in the UK totaling more than 48,237m2

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Logistics

FAA issues 1,462 flight limits for 5G, seeks to limit delays

Bloomberg | January 13, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. aviation regulators will release notices to pilots potentially restricting flights across hundreds of sites across the country if it’s determined that aircraft equipment is at risk from new 5G service that’s set to start Jan. 19.

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