Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Fednav signs agreement for ten newbuildings

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister explores EMSA’s environmental impact report

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Maritime

Travel industry rebound is threatened by airline hiring troubles

Bloomberg | September 02, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Transportation Insight weekly insights

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Overall Hurricane Ida will impact the end-of-month push, and Labor Day and a four-day workweek are right around the corner.

Maritime

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021

MSC adds new call on INDUS 2 connecting India and Canada

MSC has announced the addition of a port call at Halifax, Canada, on the Indus 2 service. The addition of Halifax will offer a direct call and very competitive transit times, opening new perspectives for MSC between India and Canada, serving customers who wish to ship cargo to Toronto and Midwestern US cities such as Chicago and Detroit.

Spot truckload volume increased 10.6% last week; truck posts decline

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Spot truckload freight volume increased 10.6% during the week ending August 28, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest load board network and the DAT iQ data analytics service. The number of available trucks fell 4.3% compared to the previous week, which pushed spot rates higher.

Mercadona takes charge of new fresh food intralogistics solution provided by Cimcorp

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Logistics

Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions, announces its automated fresh food intralogistics solution is up and running in Mercadona’s new Zaragoza distribution center. This is the first of four automated systems the leading Spanish grocery retailer has ordered from Cimcorp, with the remaining three to be installed in new logistics facilities located in San Isidro, Huévar and Sagunto.

IAG Cargo network update

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

CMA CGM FAK rates from East Coast South America to North Europe & Med

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Navis World 2021 postponed, ‘Navis Connect’ to take place virtually November 9-11, 2021

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Trump’s solar-panel tariffs survive China’s challenge before WTO

Bloomberg | September 02, 2021 | International Trade

Saddle Creek adds DC in South Fort Worth to support growth

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Logistics

French President Macron visits CMA CGM’s headquarters in Marseille

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

• The French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted by our CEO Rodolphe Saadé at the CMA CGM Tower • First visit of our headquarters by a sitting French President

AMLO seeks migration pact with Biden, expects agreement on cars

Bloomberg | September 02, 2021 | International Trade

Realterm Logistics acquires fleet maintenance macility in North Bergen, NJ

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Airlink Cargo South Africa and Astral Aviation Limited sign interline agreement

AJOT Newsroom | September 02, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Airlink Cargo South Africa and Astral Aviation have signed a broad interline agreement connecting the networks of the two companies. This new commercial partnership is bound to boost airfreight cargo logistics in Africa, providing more options and access to the Sub-Saharan market through the two airlines’ hubs in Johannesburg and Nairobi.