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Bloomberg | July 23, 2021

Startup couriers snatch toehold in biggest shake-up of FedEx era

Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailers’ logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.

US-China talks point to effort to manage rising tension

Bloomberg | July 23, 2021 | International Trade

An agreement by the U.S. and China for their first face-to-face talks between senior diplomats in months represents the latest effort by both sides to keep a growing list of disputes from spiraling out of control.

Record US coal shipment to China highlights Australia’s pain

Bloomberg | July 23, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

China’s import ban on Australian coal is proving a boon to U.S. producers.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021

Port Manatee anticipates boost in steel exports with facility acquisition by Aceros Arequipa unit

Port Manatee is anticipating a big boost in exports of recycled steel materials following acquisition of a port-adjacent 25.5-acre facility by a new subsidiary of Peru-based steelmaker Aceros Arequipa.

MSC GRI scope: USA, Puerto Rico to Tunisia

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) Inc. has filed and will implement a GRI with below quantum, scope, and effective date.

MSC THC (Guatemala) scope: USA to Central America; Central America to USA

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC has announced an increase in the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) in Puerto Barrios, Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla, and Puerto Quetzal with effective date August 15th, 2021.

Modernize the Truck Fleet Coalition supports bipartisan legislation to repeal the FET; seeks inclusion in infrastructure bill

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trucking industry praises introduction of the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Locomation marks third anniversary with executed contracts, new facilities, third generation of autonomous trucks, increased investment and expanded staff

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

REE Automotive will open its US headquarters and first integration center in Austin, Texas, as it prepares for production in 2023

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

REE Automotive Ltd., a leader in e-Mobility, today announced that it will open its U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas to address the growing U.S. market demand for mission-specific EVs from delivery and logistics companies, Mobility-as-a-Service and new technology players. In addition, Austin will be the location of REE’s first asset-light Integration Center for the assembly and testing of its disruptive REEcorner™ technology and ultra-modular EV platforms.

US natural gas exports to Mexico established a new monthly record in June 2021

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Energy | International Trade | Commodity

Natural gas pipeline exports from the United States to Mexico surpassed 7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) on multiple days during June, according to data from Wood Mackenzie. The highest amount of pipeline exports, 7.4 Bcf/d, was sent out on June 17.

Shipping applications expected to open new revenue gates for biofuel manufacturers, reveals Fact.MR

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

cargo-partner upgrades warehouses in Northeast Europe

AJOT Newsroom | July 23, 2021 | Logistics

As part of the company’s strategic focus on warehousing, cargo-partner continues to expand its storage capacities around the world. The latest investments into the iLogistics Centers Brwinów near Warsaw (Poland), Dunajská Streda near Bratislava (Slovakia) and Dobrovíz near Prague (Czech Republic) are a reaction to the constantly increasing demand in the region.

Volga-Dnepr Group and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan have signed strategic partnership agreement with the aim to develop cargo sector in Kazan airport

Volga-Dnepr Group (the Group), one of the leading international groups of cargo carriers, and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan have inked a strategic partnership agreement. The signing ceremony was part of the official meeting between Tatarstan President, Rustam Minnikhanov, and Chairman of the Volga-Dnepr Group’s Board, Alexey Isaykin, held during International Aviation and Aerospace Salon MAKS 2021 which is taking place in Zhukovsky (Moscow region, Russia) this week.

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