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AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021

The CMA CGM Group announces the order of 22 new vessels

This order aims at accommodating market growth. These vessels are expected to join the Group’s fleet between 2023 and 2024.

XPO Logistics announces Bill Fraine as CCO for GXO Logistics spin-off

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Logistics | People | Appointments

Singapore Airlines awards Brussels Airport cargo handling contract to WFS

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its partnership with Singapore Airlines with the awarding of a new contract by the airline in Brussels and renewals of existing agreements in Paris, London and Manchester.

Combi Lift returns to Damen for its new 111-metre Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD mega-barge

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift

The barge will be used in the construction of Gazprom’s Amur Gas Processing Plant near Russia’s eastern border, transporting some of the largest components to the site.

Lufthansa transports relief goods to India

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

A total of ten tonnes of medical equipment fly to Delhi on behalf of time:matters

Norwegian Space to launch NorSat-3 Maritime Tracking Microsatellite

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Maritime | Technology

The Norwegian Space Agency has announced the successful launch of the NorSat-3 maritime tracking microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) in Toronto. NorSat-3 launched on April 28, 2021, aboard Vega Flight VV 18 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.

taxpayers, not the A’s, would foot the bill

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Daniel Borenstein, editorial page editor of the East Bay Times and one of the Bay Area’s leading media voices, shared a thoughtful essay on the disingenuous nature of the A's financing structure in their recently released Howard Terminal proposal.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021

Ports address congress on infrastructure investment needs for global trade competitiveness

Mario Cordero, Chief Executive Officer at the Port of Long Beach California, and Chairman of the Board of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and Paul Anderson, Chief Executive Officer at the Port of Tampa Bay Florida testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade today, April 29, 2021.

IANA: Intermodal continues comeback in first quarter

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Intermodal | By The Numbers

Total intermodal volumes rose 10.5 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Quarterly report. International containers gained 14.8 percent from 2020; domestic shipments, 4.4 percent; and trailers, 20.0 percent

ARTBA training resources aim to improve transportation project safety

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift

China Politburo reiterates no sharp turn in macro policies

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021 | International Trade

Taiwan posts fastest growth since 2010 on export-fueled boom

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021 | International Trade | By The Numbers

Self-driving truck startup plus said to plan Hennessy SPAC deal

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Chinese solar firm plans tours to rebut forced labor claims

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021 | Energy | Alternative

Airline gives surprise profit outlook even as planes remain grounded

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

Virgin Atlantic banks on U.K. travel plan to revive network

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Myanmar to export 2 million tons of rice even as hunger grows

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Myanmar still expects to export 2 million tons of rice this year, despite a warning from the World Food Programme that millions of people in the strife-torn nation may struggle to afford food over the next few months.

International Trade

Bloomberg | April 30, 2021

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