Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Trump scorns calls for tariff relief in escalating global crisis

Bloomberg | March 19, 2020 | International Trade

Easy ways to protect and maintain your goods services vehicle

AJOT Newsroom | March 19, 2020 | Logistics

As any goods service transportation agent knows, getting goods from point A to point B is a long and difficult journey.

How to prep your vehicle for international transportation by sea

AJOT Newsroom | March 19, 2020 | Logistics

Buying a vehicle overseas always comes with the next question: how to get it home. Not every seller will offer to take care of this, especially if you managed to get a great deal for a luxury vehicle from a private seller.

Oil war, virus plight force $13.3 billion in Saudi spending cuts

Bloomberg | March 19, 2020 | Energy

Among worst-hit airlines, investors bet who will fall first

Bloomberg | March 19, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Rolex shuts all plants and prepares for worst year ever

Bloomberg | March 19, 2020 | International Trade

Chinese port restricts ships from virus-hit nations for 14 days

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

The port of Fuzhou in eastern China is restricting vessels arriving from nine countries including the U.S. and Singapore in efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus by visiting ships and their crew.

Airline bailout stirs Delta feud with flight attendants union

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

International Trade

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020

Despite global crisis, Trump resists calls for tariff relief

Hardly a day goes by right now without business groups calling on the White House to suspend tariffs on Chinese goods in an effort to help them stem the growing challenges faced by the coronavirus outbreak.

Maritime

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020

There aren’t enough containers to keep world trade flowing

A shipping container shortage that’s left everything from Thai curry to Canadian peas idling in ports may be about to get a whole lot worse as China steps up its coronavirus precautions on incoming vessels.

Airlines are no. 1 priority for virus relief, Trump says

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Delta to park half of fleet on $2 billion March sales drop

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ackman sees Boeing’s survival hinging on US government bailout

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Export bans on medical supplies to hamper global virus response

Bloomberg | March 18, 2020 | International Trade

A growing number of export bans on medical goods is exacerbating the challenges for medical professionals worldwide who are scrambling to find more face masks, ventilators and other life-saving equipment needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic.