Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Ocean Insights data indicates heavy September traffic at container transshipment ports

AJOT Newsroom | October 15, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Supply chain disruption due to container rollovers at leading transshipment ports eased marginally for shippers in September compared to August. However, the ratio of rollovers remained far higher compared to a year earlier at most hubs, according to Ocean Insights, the world’s leading real-time and predictive ocean container tracking data provider to forwarders and shippers.

Container transshipment ports see heavy September cargo rollovers, reveals latest Ocean Insights data

AJOT Newsroom | October 15, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

World Vision to use crowd-solving to search for breakthroughs

SeaFreight Labs | October 15, 2020 | Maritime

EU sanctions six Putin allies over the poisoning of Navalny

Bloomberg | October 15, 2020 | International Trade

Abu Dhabi funds invest $2.1 billion in Adnoc gas pipelines

Bloomberg | October 15, 2020 | Energy

Hundreds of trucks parked at borders stall African trade pact

Bloomberg | October 15, 2020 | Intermodal | International Trade | Trucking

Hundreds of trucks have been parked at Benin’s border for more than a year since its eastern neighbor Nigeria abruptly curbed imports. To the west of Benin, officials in Ghana’s capital have shut Nigerian-owned stores to comply with a law that curbs foreign participation in its retail trade.

Pilots spot person flying jet pack near Los Angeles Airport

Bloomberg | October 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Authorities are investigating the second report in less than two months that a person apparently flying a jet pack was spotted by airline pilots near Los Angeles International Airport.

Germany presses France over fishing ahead of Brexit summit

Bloomberg | October 15, 2020 | International Trade

Ryanair slashes winter capacity as virus weighs on demand

Bloomberg | October 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Trudeau riles China 50 years after his father forged ties

Bloomberg | October 15, 2020 | International Trade

China Airline sets record with $2.4 billion convertible bond

Bloomberg | October 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Huawei besieged on new European front after US targets cloud

Bloomberg | October 14, 2020 | International Trade

Huawei Technologies Co., already getting squeezed out of Europe’s vast market for the next generation of telecom equipment, is under siege in another fast-growing business: cloud computing.

United counts on $19 billion cushion as new loss disappoints

Bloomberg | October 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.K.’s Johnson disappointed by Brexit progress as talks continue

Bloomberg | October 14, 2020 | International Trade

Port of San Francisco study warns of $30 billion damage from earthquake & sea level rise

Stas Margaronis | October 14, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of San Francisco’s recently released Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment (MHRA) warns that the City and Port of San Francisco could face up to $30 billion in damage by 2100 from the combined effects of sea level rise flooding and a major earthquake.

Navistar plunges on VW’s Traton putting deal in jeopardy

Bloomberg | October 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Dachser Mexico to expand warehouse facility in Querétaro

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2020 | Logistics

Dachser Mexico, a subsidiary of global logistics provider Dachser, announces it is expanding its bonded warehouse facility located in Parque el Marqués at Querétaro, one of Mexico’s key manufacturing hubs. Addressing the growing needs of the market, this new state-of-the-art facility launched October 1. Considered the crown jewel of the Bajio manufacturing region, Querétaro’s main manufacturing industries include automotive assembly, auto parts, aerospace and household appliances.

Stoecklin announces upgraded MASTer Stacker Crane series

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2020 | Logistics

Stoecklin Logistics, a supplier of innovative supply chain solutions, is introducing a line of dynamic MASTer™ Stacker Cranes that feature high acceleration and moving speeds, improved energy efficiency and modular construction that delivers vastly improved performance and high levels of availability.