Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

South Korea will file WTO complaint against Japan export curbs

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | International Trade

Boeing’s slow jet sales send key demand measure to 2009 levels

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Trump plans crackdown on fentanyl shipments from China, others

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | International Trade

The Trump administration is considering an executive order to crack down on shipments of fentanyl and counterfeit goods, according to people familiar with the matter, a move aimed in part at pressuring China to help the U.S. combat its opioid epidemic.

Hong Kong may be weak link for US technology, senators warn

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | International Trade

Uber makes further cuts to its staff as losses pile up

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Compcare Services emerges first to integrate with Long Beach Container Terminal’s APIs

Compcare Services, Inc. | September 10, 2019 | Intermodal

Compcare users are no longer required to access the LBCT (Long Beach Container Terminal) port website for availability, pre-notification, and appointments since it can now be done directly from Compcare's flagship product, VIntermodal.

South America beef exporter sees swine-fever boost into 2020

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | International Trade

China probably will keep loading up on Uruguayan beef through the end of 2020 as the Asian nation deals with the fallout of African swine fever, according to Frigorifico Las Piedras SA, Uruguay’s largest independent meat packer.

Legal pros at LA event to share insights on Pan-Asian business-dispute resolution

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

Execs offer viewpoints into ways US enterprises can more confidently tap into the Asian market at the "Think Asia, Think Hong Kong" Symposium Sept 20

Kontainers continues growth trajectory with addition of Ceva Logistics

Kontainers | September 10, 2019 | Logistics

Kontainers today announces that Ceva Logistics, a top 10 global freight forwarder, has signed a multi-year contract with Kontainers to power its primary customer-facing e-commerce portal. Ceva will use Kontainers flagship product, Enterprise.

SeaCube and Globe Tracker to supply IoT-enabled gensets to ONE

Globe Tracker | September 10, 2019 | Maritime | Technology

SeaCube Containers and Globe Tracker today announce their partnership to provide Internet of Things-enabled gensets for the 6th largest shipping line in the world, Ocean Network Express (ONE).

AAMP Global selects Blue Ridge to optimize international supply chain operations, plan for disruptions

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Logistics

Time between drilling and first production has little effect on oil well production

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Energy

According to North Dakota production data, the length of time that an oil well has been drilled but remains uncompleted—meaning it has not yet started producing—has little effect on its initial production level. Oil wells are sometimes drilled but remain uncompleted for other operational or economic reasons. The North Dakota data provides insights into oil well completion practices.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019

Aging US waterways transport system key to competitiveness for US economy and farmers, but lack of investment threatens $72 billion in GDP growth says IHS Markit

U.S. farmers have enjoyed a competitive advantage in accessing the global export market with their products, but continued underinvestment in the aging inland waterways system will limit U.S. agricultural exports, and during the next 25 years, could put more than $72 billion in additional GDP and 77,000 new jobs at risk, a new report from Agribusiness Intelligence found.

MIS with transportation of Wartzila Engine in Oman

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

This week, Muscat International Shipping & Logistics (MIS) have successfully completed the shifting and transportation of a 8.9mw Wartzila engine plus 9 trailer loads of accessories from the Old Khassab Power Station to the Duqm Power Station in Oman.

Unique dual rail line access and on-dock rail loop give the Port of Olympia a competitive edge

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

How many ports can offer direct access to both BNSF and Union Pacific (UP), have the capacity for large-scale new business, are price-competitive and foster a working partnership with customers, management and labor?

Port of Long Beach seeks construction bids for rail project

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday unanimously agreed to put out a call for construction bids on a planned rail project designed to increase operational efficiency at the Port of Long Beach.

SeaCube and Globe Tracker to supply IoT-enabled gensets to ONE

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

August cargo another record breaker at Port of Los Angeles

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

For the fifth consecutive month, the Port of Los Angeles has set a new single-month cargo record. In August, the Port moved 861,081 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), the busiest August in the Port’s 112-year history and a 4.2% increase over the same period last year.