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International Trade

Bloomberg | August 31, 2020

China’s chip executives worry they’re next on U.S. hit list

Dozens of senior Chinese government officials and business leaders gathered at the 2020 World Semiconductor Conference last week, but their usual agenda of trumpeting the nation’s chip innovation was colored by fears their industry might be next to suffer trade sanctions from the Trump administration.

Higher flows amid Mexican refinery woes

AJOT Newsroom | August 31, 2020 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) vowed to considerably increase refinery runs earlier this year, and despite a rebound in April, Mexican crude processing has tumbled to 534,000 bpd in July.

Israeli jet crosses Saudi Arabia to UAE with Kushner aboard

Bloomberg | August 31, 2020 | International Trade

GT USA welcomes Binderholz GmbH at Canaveral Cargo Terminal

AJOT Newsroom | August 31, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Binderholz’s inaugural shipment arrives with the MV ROSSANA

Hapag-Lloyd: Saint John, NB terminal congestion

AJOT Newsroom | August 31, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CN adds up to 50 intermodal trucks to its order

AJOT Newsroom | August 31, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

GCT continues to invest in innovation with Navis N4

AJOT Newsroom | August 31, 2020 | Shipping Technology

Low consumption and high comfort

AJOT Newsroom | August 31, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Salerno Container Terminal SPA, one of the leading Italian terminal operators, relies on Liebherr Port Equipment. SCT operates 11 Liebherr machines, including six Liebherr reachstackers.